JPS592781A - Electronic game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic game device number, and more particularly to an electronic game device using a display device for displaying numbers, characters, and the like.

2. Description of the Related Art Devices that allow users to enjoy games using the display area of electronic desktop calculators and electronic wristwatches have been commercialized. This kind of equipment that has been developed in the past is constructed by adding symbols for games to the display area, in addition to display patterns such as numbers and characters that the equipment should originally display. Therefore, by adding the IHM function, the types of display patterns that can be displayed on devices will significantly increase, which will not only require a larger display area, but will also require less complex circuitry to drive the display. L number of chips
There is a problem that it cannot be configured completely with SI.

The present invention provides an electronic game device that allows players to enjoy games by effectively utilizing the display pattern originally provided in the electronic device. Next, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to Examples.

First, in order to facilitate understanding of the invention, an outline of the game of the game device according to the present invention will be described using an electronic desk calculator equipped with an 8-digit display function as an electronic device. An incomplete pattern in which one segment is missing or one extra segment is added to the number/N6 turn appears and moves sequentially to the other side. On the other side of the display area, a gun port for firing bullets is prepared in advance, and the player appears in the display area. Then, align the cannon port with one segment position of the defective part and fire the bullet. If you form a complete number pattern with the fired bullets overlapping the sequentially moving pattern, you will get points.0 In addition, the decimal point of each digit moves the display area asynchronously with the pattern movement during the game, and the decimal point If the bullet and the incomplete pattern overlap to form a complete pattern at the position where the decimal point is lit in time with the movement of the bullet, the points will be doubled.

Figures 1 and 2 are examples of patterns that appear in the display area for configuring the game. Figure 1 shows a complete pattern group A4 of 0 to 9, with one segment for each number FIG. 2 shows incomplete pattern group C with an extra l segment added to complete pattern group A of 0 to 9. One of the incomplete pattern group B is set in the first mode, and one of the incomplete pattern group C is set in the second mode.
appears in the display area, further increasing the difficulty of the third game.
In the mode, pattern group B and pattern group C appear in a randomly mixed manner. In this third mode, blinking of the decimal point is used to determine and display whether the appearing pattern belongs to group B or group C. Therefore, in the third mode, the decimal point is not used as a game element for doubling the score as in the first and second modes.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, showing only the relevant main parts, and omitting the key input section, arithmetic section, output section, etc. of a normal electronic desktop calculator.

The display section 1 is provided with an 8-digit diagonal display 28, 22, .

Here, the E'+ type pattern of the display body is as shown in FIG.
If it is composed of segments a-g,
The gun port 31 corresponds to the a segment i, the gun port 32 corresponds to the b and f segments (the gun port 33 corresponds to the g segment, the gun port 34 corresponds to the C and e segments, and the gun port 35 corresponds to the d segment, and bullets are fired from each gun port. In this case, the corresponding segment will be attacked.In addition to the number pattern and the gun port, the display area number also shows the number of blunders for the turret 4 and GAME 0VER, CL.
A display is provided to clarify the setting mode such as OCK, CALC, SET, etc.0 A signal for causing the incomplete pattern groups B and C to appear on the display section I is given from the pattern generation section 5, The incomplete patterns shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 appear randomly at the left end of the display area, move sequentially to the right, and at random intervals, the next incomplete pattern appears at the left end.

The movement speed and appearance speed of the incomplete pattern are controlled according to the difficulty number of the game. The guns P13, -35 prepared at the right end of the display area are controlled by commands from the shell control section 6. The operation signal of the key human power section 7 is input to the shell control section 6 in order to select the position of the gun port for firing the shell from the five gun ports. That is, the key manpower section 7 has a ↑ (up) key 4 to move the cannon up and down.
A turret position is selected by the player operating these keys, and a bullet is fired from the selected turret. It should be noted that the operation keys of the above-mentioned dowel-manpower section 7 can also be used as a normal numeric keypad or function keys.

The bullets fired from the gun port are displayed using the segments that make up the display pattern of each digit, for example, gun port 3I.
The bullet fired from the a segment in Figure 4
Bullets fired from gun port 32 are indicated by b segment or f segment, and other gun ports 3g, 34t, 35
Similarly, the corresponding segment is used for .

When the firing of a shell is commanded by the start key of the key human power section 7, a shell is fired from the gun port selected by the bullet drive signal of the shell control section 6 using the segment corresponding to the gun port.
appears and moves to the left, toward the incomplete pattern appearance area.

The incomplete pattern from the pattern generation section 5 and the bullet drive signal from the shell control section 6 are respectively given to the display section 1 for display, and then also given to the coincidence detection section 8, so that they match or do not match. is detected. That is, in the case where a bullet moving in opposite directions and an incomplete pattern overlap, it is detected whether a segment constituting the bullet matches an incomplete portion of the overlapping incomplete pattern. Not only the incomplete pattern described above but also the complete pattern from the pattern generation section 5 is input to the match detection section 8 for matching.
A determination is also made as to whether the pattern formed by overlapping the shell and the pattern matches the complete pattern. When a complete pattern is formed, the output signal is given to the calculation section 9, added as a score signal, and displayed. The fired bullets are effective only for the first pattern that moves to the right within the display area, and if the first pattern and the bullet overlap and do not form a complete pattern, the bullets disappear. If the incomplete pattern appearing at the left end of the display area cannot form a complete pattern due to proper positioning of the cannon during the period when the incomplete pattern appears on the left edge of the display area and advances to the right (hereinafter simply referred to as invasion), the incomplete pattern If it is detected at the right end position of the display area, it is counted as a mistake, and a mistake signal is given to the calculation unit 81 from the coincidence detection unit 7. The game ends when 3 invasions are counted.The turrets 4 in the 0 display area are for displaying the number of invasions mentioned above.For example, at the start of the game, 3 turrets light up, and each time a mistake is made, The display of the turret will disappear, and if all the lights go out, the game will be over. In the state where the above blunder is committed, the invasion signal (Thus, even if the incomplete pattern progresses for about 5 seconds, the invasion and scoring will stop, and during that time, the invading incomplete pattern will be displayed by pressing the start key. remove from area.

In addition to the game based on the incomplete pattern described above, the game content is made more general by using a decimal point. That is,
In the first mode of the game in which numbers with one segment missing appear as an incomplete pattern in the display area and in the second mode of the game in which numbers with one extra segment appear, the decimal point is the part where the pattern occurred during the game period. By the output from 5, lz4 or two are displayed as being illuminated asynchronously with the shift operation of the incomplete pattern. If the decimal point is lit at the position where the incomplete pattern and the fired bullet overlap to form a complete pattern in the process of the game using the above-mentioned bullet firing, the coincidence detection section 8 detects the same, and the calculation section 8
An operation is performed to double the score.

However, in the third game in which incomplete pattern group B in Figure 1 and incomplete pattern group C in Figure 2 appear mixed randomly,
In mode, the decimal point lights up alternately in each of the eight digits, and when the decimal point is lit, the corresponding digit is determined to be in the first mode of the game, and when it is off, the corresponding digit is determined to be in the second mode of the game. .

Therefore, when an incomplete pattern with one segment missing appears in the decimal point lit digit, if the shell overlaps with the missing segment, it will be evaluated as a score, and the incomplete pattern with one extra segment added to the decimal point lit digit will be evaluated as a score. When the bullet appears, even if the bullet is placed in the correct segment position, it will not be evaluated as a point. In other words, the blinking of the decimal point adds the element of match detection, increasing the difficulty of the game. In the above game, a voice producing section 10 is provided to facilitate auditory identification. For example, 1. When the number appears, when firing 29 bullets, 3. When a complete number pattern is formed, 4. When invaded, and 5. When the game is over, the sound is emitted at different frequencies and intermittently.

Figures 5 (a) to (0) show the disassembled flow for executing the above game, and the numbers shown in circles correspond to each other (thereby, the operations from the start to the end of the game can be obtained) In the flow shown in Figures 5(a) and 5(b), the initial state for the game mode is set, and the high score obtained by the game that has been executed is displayed, and the firing of the shell is displayed. ' Preparation for firing or a command from the key operation section (Thus, /DOWN processing of gun P is executed. After that, the process shown in Fig. 5 (c) is executed.
) to (0) (The game progresses according to the flow shown here, but FIG. 5(c) shows the flow of shell firing key processing during the game, and in this flow, the "check bullet and numerical pattern" step In this case, the bullet and the numerical pattern match, and without taking a turn, jump to the step [phase] in Figure 5 (1). The flow in Figure 5 (f) shows the stop processing during the game, and Figure 5 (g) shows the operation related to the movement process of the decimal point. Figure 5 (h) is the flow related to the movement process of the numerical pattern appearing in the display area. The steps to perform are set depending on the difficulty level of the game. Fig. 5 (i) shows the flow of invasion processing during the game, and Fig. 5 (j) shows the flow when the game is over. The game overflow Now, the process moves to the step ``turning on the OVER display'' (this is followed by the step ■ shown in FIG. 5(b) l for displaying the current score. FIG. 5(k) shows the process of appearing the numerical pattern. Figure 5 (1) shows the flow for checking numerical patterns and bullets, and in the "Mode 1?" step included in the flow, the game is being executed in the third mode. If there is a decimal point in that position, it means the first mode, and if there is no decimal point, it means the second mode.
The meaning of mode is different. FIG. 5(n) shows the flow of full score processing, and for example, if the score is 999999 or more, it is determined that the score is full. FIG. 5(0) is a flow for shifting the game mode from the first → second → third → first... mode.

By performing operations according to the above flow, it is possible to obtain a game in which an incomplete pattern is made to appear and the incomplete pattern is made into a complete pattern.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to configure a game by using the segment display provided in the display section of an electronic device, and therefore, by adding a game, the display section, driving circuit and memory The burden placed on electronic equipment, etc., is significantly reduced, and the functions of electronic equipment can be enhanced simply by adding a simple configuration.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 and 2 are diagrams showing examples of incomplete pattern groups to be applied to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a segment diagram of a display body. Figure 5 (
a) to (o) are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the embodiment by Koyori Kinoe. lζ display part d: incomplete pattern, 3: gun port. 5: pattern generation section, 6: shell control section, 7: key human power section, 8: coincidence detection section, 9: calculation section. Agent Patent attorney Aihiko Fukushi (and 2 others) Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) An electronic device equipped with a display unit that displays patterns such as numbers and characters by a combination of segments, the display area including a pattern including an incomplete part of an l segment with respect to a complete pattern. a pattern generating section that causes a second pattern to appear within the same display area, which is different from the incomplete pattern, and moves the second pattern in a predetermined direction and speed based on an input from an operation section; An electronic game device comprising: a second pattern driving section for detecting a second pattern; a detecting section for detecting a match between the second pattern and the incomplete pattern; and a display section for displaying an output of the detecting section. 2) The pattern is composed of a multi-digit number display including a decimal point for each digit, the pattern generation section includes a decimal point display drive section that sequentially shifts the decimal point to the left and displays the number, and the detection section is configured to display the second pattern. 2. The electronic game device according to claim 1, wherein when the decimal point matches the incomplete numeric pattern, a match between the decimal point and the second pattern is also detected. 3) The incomplete pattern consists of a state where one segment is missing from the complete pattern or a state where an unnecessary segment is lit, and the pattern generation section indicates which incomplete pattern it is by flashing a decimal point. 2. The electronic game device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic game device displays: .