JPS60168480A - Direction input 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 [Technical Field 1] The present invention relates to an input device used in a personal computer or the like, and particularly to a device for inputting a predetermined direction.

[Background Art] Conventionally, there have been many devices for playing video games using personal computers, television-type game machines, or the like. The content of these video games is determined by the software, and the degree of interest is also determined by the software.

By the way, when playing these video games, the operator (player) gets excited depending on the content of the game, and if this level of excitement can be reflected in the game content, the player will become more interested in the game. It increases. As a prerequisite for this, there is a need for a device that can detect how excited the operator is, and the advent of this detection device has been requested. In addition, considering detecting the excitement of the operator, it is necessary to be able to detect the excitement both in the sicomilation in the pilot training of an airplane and in the case of driving a car.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and provides a direction input device that can detect the degree of F1 effort of an operator while operating a video game or the like. The purpose is to

[Summary of the Invention] The present invention provides a humidity sensor on a predetermined surface of a gripping member such as a joystick, and outputs a humidity according to the level of humidity detected by the humidity sensor.

Embodiment 1 of the Invention FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a left side view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a bottom view of FIG. 1.

In the figure, a gripping member (stick) 10 is tiltably installed on a base 30 and has a window 12 such as buttons 1 to 11, and a humidity sensor 20. Gripping member 10 shown in Figure 1.2
This is called a joystick, and this joystick generally allows input of eight directions and the states of two 1 to rigger buttons.

The humidity sensor 20 is composed of a semiconductor diopter sensor 11, etc.
It may be provided on any surface of the gripping member 10 as long as it can be touched by the operator's hand, but it is preferable to provide it in a portion that is sufficiently covered by the operator's hand.

In addition, another trigger button 11a is provided at the top of the base 30, and a suction plate 31, an output selector switch 32, a sensor output selector switch 33, and an output =1-dore 34 are provided at the bottom of the base 30. A 9-pin connector 35 is provided at the end of this output cord 34. A signal processing circuit 40, which will be described later, is built into the base 30.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a signal processing circuit 40 that outputs an analog signal or a digital signal according to the humidity detected by the humidity sensor 20, and FIG. 5 shows the circuit in FIG. 4 more specifically. However, in this example,
This shows a case where the bridge circuit 41 is omitted.

The signal processing circuit 40 includes a signal carrier wave oscillation circuit 41a,
Bridge circuit 41, amplifier 42, etc., rectifier circuit 428, A/D converter 43, clock oscillation circuit 41, etc., NA
It is composed of an ND circuit 45 and the like. The output signal of the A/D converter 43 is analog, and the width of this pulse corresponds to the detected humidity, and a personal computer or the like having a sampling function detects the width of the output signal. On the other hand, the output signal of the NAND circuit 45 is digital, the number of pulses corresponds to the detected humidity, and is sent to a personal combination coater or the like that does not have a sampling function. It is something.

5- In FIG. 5, the switch SW1 is a switch for initial V reset 1~, and when turned on, an initial signal (OV) is generated, so that even a so-called sweaty person can use it just like other people. This is to be able to accurately measure the excitement level. Also, with the resistor RX]
The capacitor Cx determines the width of the output pulse of the A/D converter 713, and determines the width depending on the connected personal computer or the like. The clock oscillator 44 is
It outputs a pulse having a width of several tens of ms. In FIG. 5, the bridge circuit 1 is omitted, but this can be omitted if the impedance of the humidity sensor 20 is low; if the impedance of the humidity sensor 20 is higher than a predetermined value, , a bridge circuit 41 is required to perform the matching.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

First, by using the output changeover switch 32 shown in FIG. 3, it is determined whether the output is analog or digital, and the sensor changeover switch 32 is set to the humidity sensor side. and ] connector 5
Connect to the connector of a personal computer, etc. While playing a predetermined game, the operator holds the gripping member 1 with his/her hand.
Hold on to 0.

As the game progresses, the operator's level of excitement gradually increases, and his hands become sweaty as the game progresses.

Due to this increase in sweat, the humidity in the closed space created between the hand and the gripping member 10 increases. Since the humidity sensor 20 is installed in this closed space, the humidity sensor 20 sensitively detects the humidity and sends a signal depending on the level of humidity to a parts pull computer or the like.

Next, an application example of the present invention using the above embodiment will be described.

A personal computer or the like that receives the above-mentioned humidity-related signal displays the humidity level on an analog display section 61 provided below the game execution screen 51 shown in FIG. Alternatively, in the game execution screen 52 shown in FIG. 7, the humidity level is displayed on the digital display portion 62 overlapping the game. This increases the sense of realism in the game.

Also, if the operator becomes excited as the game progresses,
The progress of the game may change depending on the level of excitement. To do this, it is first necessary to install a means for controlling the execution of the game software, and a means for controlling the progress of the game, which changes the progress of the game according to the level of humidity detected by the humidity sensor 20. . As an example of the game progress contents changing, it is possible to change the complexion of the characters appearing in the game depending on the level of excitement of the operator. Of course, there are other examples as well.

Note that FIG. 8 shows flowcharts 1 to 1 of the application example described above, and FIG. 9 shows an example of a block diagram necessary for realizing the application example.

In other words, input from the joystick and humidity sensor 20
The input from the keyboard 72 is sent to the computer 70 via the general-purpose board 71, while the signal from the keyboard 72 is also sent to the computer 70, where a predetermined deduction is executed and then displayed on the monitor 51.52. be done. Incidentally, FIG. 10 shows an example of the second coater main body 70. As shown in FIG.

Although the above embodiment has been explained using a personal computer as an example, the present invention may also be applied to a dedicated game machine called a so-called television game machine. Furthermore, it can be applied not only to simple games but also to so-called adventure games that are analyzed using a computer. In other words, it can be applied to situations in which the operator feels confused, impatient, or otherwise mentally excited in a dialog format.

Furthermore, it is not limited to entertainment; for example, when a humidity sensor is attached to the control stick of an airplane to determine the aptitude of the pilot, The present invention can be adopted.

In addition, it is intended to be used for testing car drivers rather than airplanes, and is particularly suitable for driving on highways. In other words, a handle can be used instead of the gripping part 9 and the material 10 mentioned above, and since it is rare to take your hands off the handle on high-speed passages, it is easier to use the driver's hand! JI! It is possible to relatively accurately detect the claw base of the foot.

Incidentally, the sensor changeover switch 33 in FIG. 3 may be configured to be able to select one or both of the trigger switch and the humidity sensor.

The initial relet switch SW1 shown in FIG.
The conventional rigger button 11a may also be used. The humidity sensor 20 includes a dew condensation sensor or a dew condensation prediction sensor in addition to a normal humidity sensor.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention has the effect that when a user performs a direction input operation in a video game or the like, the degree of excitement of the operator can be accurately detected. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing one embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a bottom view of Figure 1, Figure 4 is a block diagram of the signal processing circuit, and Figure 5 is a block diagram of the signal processing circuit.
6 is a diagram showing a game execution screen, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a loose game execution screen, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the above application example, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a block diagram of an example of its application, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the pump coater main body. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Gripping member, 12... Window, 20... Humidity sensor, 30... Base, 40... Signal processing circuit. Patent Applicant: Seido Amino, Patent Attorney, NELASCII Co., Ltd., Tomo Amino, Arata Yokubo, Tokoma - 11- (Amendment to legal procedure (method) June 27, 1980 Commissioner of the Patent Office Kazuo Wakasugi 1. Indication of the case 1981 Patent Application No. 22856 Relationship to the case Applicant

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A gripping member that specifies the direction when driving a predetermined device; A humidity sensor, etc. provided on a predetermined surface of the gripping member; A direction input device comprising: a signal processing means for outputting a signal or a digital signal; (2. In claim 1, the gripping member is a joystick in a personal computer or a television game machine, a control stick used in an airplane simulation, or a steering wheel of a car. Input device@. (3) The directional human power device according to claim 1, characterized in that the humidity sensor includes a dew condensation sensor or a dew condensation prediction sensor. (4) In claim 1, , The direction input device is characterized in that the humidity sensor is stacked at a position where the gripping member is covered by an operator's hand.