JPS6029171A - Television game machine equipped with video display apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a game machine using a video display device, and particularly to a video game machine suitable for games such as front-view driving games and aerial battle games.

Gaming machines that utilize video display devices that reproduce video signals stored on a suitable medium to produce images on a cathode ray tube screen are well known and widespread.

Conventional video display devices of this kind, for example, in the case of a driving game, are recorded on a video disc, videotape, laser disc, etc. and output from a control unit including a CPU along with images of roads and scenery on a screen. Images of oncoming cars and your own car are displayed, and by stepping on the accelerator of the game machine, the speed of movement of the road and scenery displayed on the screen increases, and by turning the steering wheel, the image of the road and scenery displayed on the screen increases. The screen was configured so that the position of your own car in the image changed to the direction in which you turned the steering wheel.

As mentioned above, as you step on the accelerator, the moving speed of the road and scenery displayed on the screen increases, and when you turn the steering wheel, only the position of your car on the road increases. The problem was that if you just changed it, it would be much less realistic than the actual drive, and you would soon get tired of it.

The present invention was made from the viewpoint of a savior, and its purpose is to create a game machine with extremely high commercial value that is rich in reality and can further arouse the interest of those who play the game. This is what we are trying to provide. In other words, if we take a driving game as an example, when you step on the accelerator of a game machine, the moving speed of the road and scenery displayed on the screen increases, and when you turn the steering wheel, the viewpoint changes as the car changes course. move,
The purpose is to display the changing state of the road, scenery, etc. seen from the car window on the screen.

The above object is to provide a trimming circuit in a video display device that reproduces a video signal recorded on a suitable medium to produce an image on a cathode ray tube screen, and to control the trimming position by a handle of a gaming machine. This is achieved by configuring the

The trimming circuit includes a color demodulation circuit that separates a video signal reproduced from a normal video medium into electron gun control signals of each R, G, and B element, and an AD that samples the signal of each color element and converts it into a digital signal. converter, and first and second converters capable of recording data corresponding to a designated portion in one scanning line segment of the output of the AD* converter, and reading out the data by temporally enlarging and decompressing it during the scanning time. a shift register, an input selection circuit that switches the output of the AD converter every -scanning line and alternately supplies the output to the first and second shift registers, and a video read out by the first and second shift registers. An IJA* converter capable of converting a signal into an analog signal, and an output of the one of the first and second shift registers that is not connected to the AD converter through the input selection circuit is transmitted to the DA converter. and the output selection circuit and the above RS
It is composed of a timing pulse oscillation circuit that controls the AD converter, input/output selection circuit, and DA converter of each GSB, and a mixing circuit that mixes the signal from the CPU with the output signal of the DA converter.

Hereinafter, the details of the present invention will be specifically explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a driving game machine equipped with a video display device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a time chart showing video signals recorded on a suitable medium. FIG. 3 is a time chart of sampling pulses emitted when converting the video signal into a digital signal, FIG. 4 is a time chart of a video signal in which a desired portion of the video signal is expanded within one scanning line, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a time chart showing the horizontal deflection coil current supplied to the horizontal deflection coil in order to reproduce the output signal 7 outputted by the first and second DA converters.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen in which a video signal is projected at a regular size on a cathode ray tube. FIG. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the above portion is enlarged and projected on the screen, and FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the state in which the above-mentioned portion is enlarged and projected on the screen. FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the portion enlarged and projected on the screen, and FIG.
The figure is an explanatory diagram showing the part enlarged and displayed on the screen of the device of the present invention when the handle of the game machine is turned sharply to the right. FIG. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing another embodiment.

In Figure 1, 1 is a video coder, 2 is a decoding subcircuit, and 3-digit CP
4 is a ROM in which program programs for the game and pattern data are recorded; 5 is an output circuit for organizing video signals according to signals from the control unit 3; 6 is a trimming circuit; 7 is a timing pulse oscillator; R1 is an AD converter for R element, R2 is R
R3 and R4 are shift registers for the first and second R elements, R5 is an output selection circuit for the R elements, R6 is a DA converter for the R elements, and G1 is for the G elements. AD converter, G2 is an input selection circuit for G elements, G3 and G4 are shift registers for first and second G elements, G5
is the output selection circuit for the G element, Ge is the DA converter for the GM element, B1 is the AD converter for the G element, B2 is the manual selection circuit for the B element, B3 and B4 are the first and second B Shift register for elements, B5 is output selection circuit for B elements, B6
is a DA converter for the B element, 8 is an analog multiplexer, 9.10.11 is the R, G, B output signal of the first and second DA converter and the R, in the video output signal from the CPLI 3, Mixing circuit that mixes G and B signals for each color, 12
1 is a cathode ray tube, 13 is a handle of the game machine, 14 is an accelerator, and 15 and 1G are converters that convert the operating amounts of the handle 13 and the accelerator 14, respectively, into electric increments.

In addition, in FIGS. 2 to 6, 17 is a video signal, 18.
18 is a horizontal synchronizing signal, 19 is a video signal, 20 is a color burst signal, 21 is a sampling pulse emitted when converting the video signal 17 into a digital signal, 22 is a desired portion of the video signal 17 that corresponds to one scanning line 23 is a horizontal deflection coil current.

In addition, in FIGS. 6 to 12, 24 is the cathode ray tube 1.
2 is the car displayed on the screen, outside is the road that appears on the regular video screen, 26 is the part that is enlarged and displayed on the cathode ray tube 12 when the car 24 is running in the center of the road 25, and 27 is the car 24 is the part that is enlarged and displayed on the CRT 2 when the car 24 is running on the left side of the road 25, and 28 is the part that is enlarged and displayed on the CRT 12 when the car 24 is running on the right side of the road 25. be.

Accordingly, in the known device, a video signal having each RSG, . 17 and causes the horizontal deflection coil current 23 to flow through the horizontal deflection coil of the cathode ray tube 12 for scanning, a regular size screen as shown in FIG. 6 will be reproduced on the cathode ray tube 12 of the video display device. be done.

On the other hand, in the video display device according to the present invention, the video display tearing ~ the cathode ray tube 12
The R, G, and B electron guns each have regular R, G, and B video (of course, it is possible to check for burrs, and only a desired portion within one scanning line of the video signal 17) can be used. can be enlarged and displayed on the entire screen.In other words, by trimming 1 and path 6, a part of the regular video signal 17 shown in Fig. 2 is enlarged and expanded as shown in Fig. 4. Since the video signals 22 of the R and GXB elements can be supplied in synchronization with the horizontal deflection coil current 23 shown in FIG. It can also be played back.

The portion displayed at this time is, for example, a portion of the screen centered on the car 24 in the screen shown in FIG.

A case in which a part of the regular screen is enlarged and reproduced on the cathode ray tube 12 will be described below.

In FIG. 1, the control unit 3 changes the playback speed of the "C video" according to the game program recorded in the R0M4, the operation status of the steering wheel 13 and the accelerator 14, etc., and calculates the horizontal position of the car U. Then, the game progresses by checking the relative positions of the car 24, the road, and the oncoming car.During the game, the trimming circuit 6 is used so that the car 24 is displayed approximately in the center of the lower part of the screen of Blashin'!F12.
works.

Therefore, when the player operates the handle 13 and accelerator 14 of the game machine, the amount of the operation is converted into an electrical signal by the converters 15 and 16 and input to the control unit 3. As a result, the control unit 3 processes data according to a predetermined game program, changes the position of the own car U on the screen shown in FIG. 6 and the video playback speed, and controls the output pulses of the timing pulse oscillator 7. do. The timing pulses of the timing pulse oscillator 7 are for each of R, G, and B.
) converter, input/output selection circuit, and DA converter.

Upon receiving the timing pulse, the AD converter samples a predetermined portion of the video signal, converts it into a digital signal, and inputs this signal to the shift register.

The shift register records the digital signal and also
This is enlarged and expanded in -scanning time and read out, and then D
It is converted into an analog signal 22 in the A converter.

Note that each of the R, G, and B manual selection circuits receives a timing pulse from the timing pulse oscillator 7 to select AD.
The output of the i-switcher is switched every scan and inputted to the ml and second shift registers, and the R, G, and B output selection circuits receive timing pulses to input the outputs of the first and second shift registers. Schiff.

The output of the register that is not connected to the AD converter is controlled to be output to the DA converter via the input selection circuit.

Thus, the first shift register I set 3 of each of R, G, and B
−． When G3 and B3 are recording the data digitally converted by the ΔD converters R1, Gl, and B1,! 1
The 112 shift registers R4, 04, and I14 temporally expand and expand the data in one scanning time, and the first shift registers R3-, G3, and B
3 finishes recording the above data, the second shift register R4, G4, B4 also completes the reading process, and in turn, the former starts reading the recorded data, and the latter starts writing new data. fi-t-start.

1) A converter RGI, G6, B6 converts the l:j input signal into IR to analog signal 22, and converts this analog 1
The signals converted into No. 21 and No. 22 are mixed with video signal inputs for each color from the CPU 3 in mixing circuits 9, 10, and 11 for each color via the multi-breather 8, and are sent to the cathode ray tube 12 as shown in FIG. 8, for example. A portion of the screen is expanded horizontally and displayed.

Thus, when the game machine handle L3 is operated and the relative position between the car 24 and the road 25 changes, the enlarged and displayed portion changes.

In other words, in the known game machine, the position of the road 25 remains unchanged and the car 24 within the road 25 moves left and right depending on the operation of the huffing wheel 13, but with the device of the present invention, the car 24 does not necessarily move. This occurs every time the road 25 moves from side to side.

FIG. 13 shows another embodiment, and in FIG. 13, the same numbers as in FIG. 1 indicate the same components, R7 and R8. are address counters for the first and second R elements, R8 and RIO are high-speed memories for the first and second R elements, G7 and G8 are address counters for the first and second R elements, and G7 and G8 are address counters for the first and second R elements.
and the address counter of the second G element, OB and GIQ
are high-speed memories of the first and second G elements, B7 and B8 are address counters of the first and second B elements, B and B
IO is the fast memory of the first and second B elements.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the trimming circuit 6 converts the video signal reproduced from a normal video medium into R, G, and B signals.
A color demodulation circuit that decomposes the electronic control signals of the elements, an AD converter that samples the color element signals and converts them into digital signals, and an output of the AD converter that corresponds to a specified portion in the scanning line segment. control first and second high-speed memories capable of recording data to be read out by temporally enlarging and decompressing the same within a scanning time, and the first and second high-speed memories;
Output of the ADi converter - first and second address counters that read and record specified portions in the scanning line segment, and control the first and second high speed memories, f4'41 and the second address counter. a timing pulse oscillator that mixes a signal from the CPU with the output signals of the first and second high-speed circuits, and a mixing circuit that mixes the output signal of the mixing circuit with an analog signal. Each of the B and ODA converters is used to construct a tr.

Then, the C1 player presses the handles 13 and O of the game machine.
When the accelerator 14 is operated, the amount of the operation is converted into a "C" electric signal by the converter 15 and 1G, and then input to the control unit 13 manually. As a result, the controller unit 3 processes data according to a predetermined game program, and controls the output pulses of the timing pulse oscillator 7 by changing the position of the own car on the screen and the video playback speed. The timing pulses of the timing pulse oscillator 7 are manually input to the address counters of each R1GSB and the high speed memories of each of R, G, and B.

The high-speed memory records a predetermined portion of the AD-converted video signal by receiving the signals from the address counter, and also expands and expands this in -scanning time and reads it out. mixed with another video signal input and then DA converter R6,
It is converted into an analog signal by G6 and B6, and mixed circuit 9.1
0.11 to each of the R, G, and B electron guns.

The R, G, and B high-speed methods are switched for each scanning line by receiving timing pulses from the timing pulse oscillator 7, and AD conversion is performed by receiving timing pulses from the address counter. The video signal is configured to record a predetermined portion of the video signal.

Therefore, the first high-speed memory Rθ%G8 of each of R, G, and B
, B9 are recording data digitally converted by the AD converters R1, Gl, B, the second high-speed memories Rho-, Glo, Boo' temporally expand the data into one scanning time. Decompress and read “C”,
At the same time when the first dual-speed memories Red and GBB9 finish recording the data, the second high-speed memories R1o, .
Glo −, B+o also complete the reading process,
This time, on the contrary, the former starts reading the recorded data, and the latter starts recording new data.

Therefore, as in the device shown in FIG. 1, a portion of the screen on the cathode ray tube 12 is enlarged in the horizontal direction and displayed.

Since the present invention is structured like a savior, when using the video display device according to the present invention, it is possible to display a screen rich in reality, thereby further increasing the interest of those playing the game. Therefore, it is possible to provide a video display device with extremely high commercial value.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the savior embodiment. That is, for example, in this embodiment, a driving game is used, but it may also be a four-air combat game or a game that is similar to these four games. Convert a predetermined part of the signal into a digital signal,
I adopted the E issue and enlarged the screen, but D
It is also possible to configure the system so that the video signal for one scanning line is converted into a digital signal by the A converter, and a part of it is selected and adopted by the subsequent shift register. A similar function can be achieved using RAM. Furthermore, in addition to the above, 1
By changing the position of the horizontal or vertical synchronization signal for each frame, a more realistic screen can be created. In addition to the various features of the savior, the display method, the shape of the cathode ray tube, etc. can be freely changed within the scope of the purpose of the present invention, and the present invention encompasses all of these.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing an embodiment of a driving game machine equipped with a video display device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a time chart showing a video signal recorded on a suitable medium, and FIG. , a time chart of sampling pulses emitted when converting the video signal into a digital signal, FIG. 4 is a time chart of a video signal in which a desired portion of the video signal is expanded within one scanning line, and FIG. Figure 6 is a time chart showing the horizontal deflection coil current supplied to the horizontal deflection coil in order to reproduce the output signals outputted by the first and second DA converters. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the screen projected above, and FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the portion enlarged and displayed on the screen of the device of the present invention when a car is running in the center of the screen. is an explanatory diagram showing the above portion enlarged and displayed on the screen, and Fig. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the enlarged portion displayed on the screen of the device of the present invention when the handle of the game machine is turned sharply to the left. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the above portion enlarged and projected on the screen, and FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing the state in which the above-mentioned portion is enlarged and projected on the screen. FIG. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing the portion enlarged and projected on the screen. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing another embodiment. It is. 1・−1−−−−−−−−−−−・−−1−−
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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) Reproducing a video signal recorded on a suitable medium, and displaying an image synthesized from the video signal and the video signal controlled by a control unit including a CPU on the screen of a cathode ray tube. A video game machine equipped with a video display device as described above, characterized in that it is equipped with a trimming circuit consisting of the components described in the following items (1) to (16). Shibi game machine. (1) An AD converter for the R element that samples the color demodulated R element video signal and converts it into a digital signal. (2) Record the data corresponding to the designated portion of each scanning line of the output of the AD converter for the R element, expand and expand this temporally during the scanning time, and read out the data. Memory for the second R element. (3) An input selection circuit for the R element that switches the output of the AD converter for the R element every -scanning line and alternately supplies it to the memories for the first and second R elements. (4) A DA converter for the R element capable of converting the video signals read by the memories for the first and second R elements into analog signals. (5) Output the output of the memory for the first and second R elements that is not connected to the AD converter for the R element via the input selection circuit to the DA converter for the R element. Output selection circuit for the R element to be transmitted. (6) A G-element AD converter that samples the color-demodulated G-element video signal and converts it into a digital signal. (7) Record the data corresponding to the designated portion of each scanning line of the output of the AD converter for the G element, and temporally expand and expand this data during the scanning time. and memory for the second G element. (8) A G-element input selection circuit that switches the output of the G-element AD converter every -scanning line and alternately supplies the output to the first and second G-element memories. (9) A G-element DA converter capable of converting the video signals read by the first and second G-element memories into analog signals. (10) The output of the memory for the first and second G elements that is not connected to the AD converter for the G element via the input selection circuit is sent to the DA converter for the R element. Output selection circuit for the G element to be transmitted. (11) A B-element AD converter that samples the color-demodulated B-element video signal and converts it into a digital signal. (12) Record the data corresponding to the specified portion of each scanning line of the output of the AD converter for the B element, and
A memory for first and second B elements that can be read out by temporally expanding and expanding the scanning time. (13) A B-element input selection circuit that switches the output of the B-element AD converter every -scanning line and alternately supplies the output to the first and second B-element memories. (14) DA for B elements capable of converting the video signals from the first and second memories for B elements into analog signals;
converter. (15) Output the output of the memory for the first and second B elements that is not connected to the AD converter for the B element via the input selection circuit to the DA converter for the B element. Output selection circuit for B element to be transmitted to. (16) A circuit that is controlled by a control unit including a CPU and oscillates timing pulses that control each of the R, G, and B AD converters, input selection circuit, output selection circuit, and DA converter. 2) A video game machine equipped with a video display device according to claim 1, wherein said memory is a shift register. 3) A video game machine equipped with a video display device according to claim 1, wherein said memory is a RAM. 4) A video display that plays back a video signal recorded on a suitable medium and generates an image on the screen of a cathode ray tube, which is synthesized from the video signal and the video signal controlled by a control unit including a CPU. A video game machine equipped with the above video display device, characterized in that the video game machine equipped with the above video display device is provided with a trimming circuit comprising the components described in the following items (17) to (32). (17) An AD converter for the R element that samples the signal of a designated portion in each scanning line of the color demodulated R element video signal and converts it into a digital signal. (18) A memory for the first and second R elements that can record the output data of the Ar converter for the R elements, temporally expand and expand the data during the scanning time, and then output the data. (19) An input selection circuit for the R element that switches the output of the AD converter for the R element every -scanning line and alternately supplies it to the memories for the first and second R elements. (20) DA for R elements that can convert the video signals read by the memories for the first and second R elements into analog signals;
converter. (21) Output the output of the memory for the first and second R elements that is not connected to the AD converter for the R element via the input selection circuit to the DA converter for the R element. Output selection circuit for the R element to be transmitted. (22) A G-element AD converter that samples signals within a designated range in each scanning line of the color-demodulated G-element video signal and converts them into digital signals. (23) A memory for the first and second G elements that can record the output data of the AD converter for the G elements, temporally expand and expand the data during the scanning time, and read it out. (24) A G-element input selection circuit that switches the output of the G-element AD converter every -scanning line and alternately supplies the output to the first and second G-element memories. (25) DA for G element capable of converting the video signals read by the first and second memories for G element into analog signals;
converter. (26) Above! ! A G-element memory for transmitting the output of one of the first and second G-element memories that is not connected to the G-element AD converter to the R-element DA converter via the input selection circuit. output selection circuit. (27) A B-element AD converter that samples signals within a specified range in each scanning line of the color-demodulated B-element video signal and converts them into digital signals. (28) A memory for the first and second B elements that can record the output data of the AD converter for the B elements, temporally expand and expand the data during the scanning time, and read it out. (29) A manual selection circuit for the B element which switches the output of the AD converter for the B element every -scanning line and alternately supplies the output to the first and second B element memories. (30) ODA for B elements that can convert the video signals read by the memories for the first and 20th B elements into analog signals.
converter. (31) The output of the memory for the first and second B elements that is not connected to the AD converter for the B element via the input selection circuit is sent to the DA converter for the B element. Output selection circuit for the B element to be transmitted. (32) A circuit that is controlled by a control unit including C and PU and oscillates timing pulses that control the AD converters, input selection circuits, output selection circuits, and DA converters of each of the R and GSB. 5) A video game machine comprising a video display device according to claim 4, wherein the memory is a shift register. 6) A video game machine equipped with a video game player according to claim 4, wherein said memory is a RAM.