JPS6058187A - Television game system - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television game system using a television monitor device and a remote control device.

<Conventional Example of the Invention> In recent years, television game devices have been put into practical use that have a built-in game program and are connected to a television monitor device such as a television receiver to play television games. In such video game devices, games are played by operating a keyboard that is mounted on the device, so it is not possible to play the game away from the TV, which is bad for the user, and the user gets tired easily because the posture for operating the keys is limited. there were.

<Object of the Invention> The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a television game system in which a television game can be remotely controlled using a remote control device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a television game system in which two people can play a television game by using a remote control device and a keyboard mounted on a television game device.

<Summary of the Invention> In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a playback monitor device capable of receiving signals transmitted from a remote control/roll device, and a game program processing device connected to the television monitor device. In the video game system, the game program processing device performs processing according to a signal transmitted from the remote control device, and transmits information corresponding to the processing to the television monitor device 6. The game program can be controlled by a remote control device by providing means for displaying the game program on the computer.

<Embodiment of the Invention> FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which 11 is a television receiver, 12 is a remote control device (hereinafter abbreviated as remote control) equipped with a keyboard 121 and cursor keys 122; 1: ( is a burner computer equipped with a keyboard 131 and a built-in game program. On the front of the television receiver 11, there are various keys 14 such as channels, a remote control receiving section 15, and a manual input for RGB signals and synchronization signals. An RGB terminal 16 and a REMOTE terminal 17 for outputting a received signal from a remote control are provided, and a side panel 18 that can be opened and closed is provided with various input/output terminals to be described later. 11 is ); - Sonal computer 13 Pilgrimage GB terminal 16 and Rl terminal 17
The remote control receiver 15 receives signals from the remote controller 12 via a cable.

Next, FIG. 2 shows the internal structure of the television receiver 11. 21 is the antenna terminal for V I4 F, 22 is U
This is an antenna terminal for HF, and the television signal received by an antenna (not shown) is input and tuned to the tuner 23, and is tuned to the SAW filter, video intermediate frequency amplification circuit, and A.
The signal is manually inputted to an intermediate frequency processing circuit 24 including a GC circuit and a video detection circuit. This intermediate frequency processing circuit 24 performs intermediate frequency amplification and video detection to send a composite video signal to a color processing circuit 26 via a switching circuit 25, a synchronizing signal component to a synchronizing circuit 27 via the switching circuit 25, and an audio signal. is sent to the audio processing circuit 28. The audio processing circuit 28 performs audio intermediate frequency processing, audio multiplex signal processing, and audio detection, and outputs a high quality voice signal to the audio output terminal 29, and the audio signal subjected to audio detection is output as audio via the switching circuit 25. Circuit 3()・\Sent out. The switching circuit 25 switches between the composite video signal from the intermediate frequency processing circuit 24 and the composite video signal manually input from the video input terminal 31, and outputs the manually input signal to the color processing circuit 26 or the video output. terminal 32
Switch to output. Furthermore, the audio/voice signal from the audio processing circuit 28 and the audio signal from the audio input terminal 33 are manually switched and output to the audio output circuit 30. The audio output circuit 3o includes an audio amplification circuit, and outputs the amplified audio signal to the external speaker connection terminal 34 and the built-in speaker 35. On the other hand, the color processing circuit 26 includes a band amplifier, a demodulator,
I made the color synchronization circuit, phase shifter, and matrix circuit myself, ■L (
, in signal is generated and sent to the output circuit 3 via the switching circuit 36.
7-\Send. Further, the synchronization circuit 27 receives the composite video signal from the intermediate frequency processing circuit 24 described in -I-, performs synchronization separation processing, creates a horizontal synchronization signal, vertical synchronization signal, and synchronization signal, and sends it to the switching circuit 27. 7, the switching circuit 36 sends the output to the output circuit 37 via the same I of the synchronous circuit 27.
In addition to switching between the input signal and the synchronization signal from the RGB terminal 16 described above, the input signal from the color processing circuit
G 13 signal and It from RG B terminal 16, (3
The B signal and the receiver are switched and output to the output circuit 37. Output circuit 3
7 includes a deflection circuit and a cathode ray tube drive circuit, and I also causes the cathode ray tube to display images in color according to the 0B times signal synchronization signal.

39 is a microcomputer which performs control operations in response to signals from the key 14 or the remote control receiver 15, and performs channel selection control of the tuner 23, switching control of the switching circuits 25 and 36, volume control, contrast control, etc. Let's do it.

Therefore, as shown in FIG.
When running a game program with
It is manually input via G and displayed on the cathode ray tube 38. Here, when a predetermined instruction is given using the remote control 12, the transmitted signal is received by the remote control receiving section 15, decoded by the microcomputer 39, and then outputted as It, E M O'11'.
Power is input to the personal computer 13 from the O terminal 17.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. Figure 3 Personal computer 13
This figure shows a part of the Goomdarogram built in the game.In step Sll, a predetermined game screen is displayed, and in step 812, the built-in timer (timer interrupt) is set to an initial value. Subsequently, in step S13, a key input from the remote controller 12 is awaited.

If you operate the kill board 12] on the remote control 12 and specify channel 1, that signal will be sent to the pre-vision receiver 1.
1 is detected by the remote control receiving unit J5, and after being corrected to the code 1-1, it is manually input to the personal computer 13 via the I(EMOTO terminal 17).Step S
13, this input signal is judged, and if it is [1], the process goes to step 814, and if it is '2', it goes to step 815,
Otherwise, the standby state continues. Steps S14 and 8
At step 15, display processing is performed in accordance with each key.

For example, in step S14, a display with a high degree of difficulty is performed, and in step S15, a display with a high degree of difficulty is performed. In the next step S16, the operation of the cursor key 122 of the remote control 12 is detected,
Depending on the designated direction, the process advances to steps S17 to 820.

In steps 817 to 820, the volume instruction status using the keyboard 121 of the remote controller 12 is determined. Since the volume can be set by, for example, a slide switch, the pressing time of a specific key, etc., the volume state is stored in the memory in the personal computer 13 when the volume is specified by the remote controller 12, and the volume state is stored in the memory of the personal computer 13, and the volume status is stored in the memory of the personal computer 13 in this step S1.
When steps 7 to 820 are executed, the contents of the memory are determined. Also, the keyboard 13 of the personal computer E3
If you want to specify the volume using 1, please use the step 8 above.
The volume switch is scanned from 17 to 820.

In steps 821 to 824, the speed at which the moving image of the invader or the like moves on the screen is set in accordance with this volume value. This speed is determined, for example, by setting the number of dots on one side that move in one step. Then, in the next steps Szs to 828, each of the above steps 82 is performed in the direction indicated by the cursor key 122.
1 to move the video at the speed set in S24 J! Perform Ir. Next steps S29 to S32
Now, it is determined whether or not the cursor key 122 is still pressed. If 1 is pressed 7 times in a row, step 8
Return to steps 17 to 820, recheck the volume value,
If it has changed, change the speed in the next step. However, the volume can be changed by pressing and holding the cursor key 122 only when changing the volume using the keyboard of the personal computer 13. If you want to move the cursor only using the remote control 12,
As long as the cursor key 122 is pressed, the moving image will move at the same speed. Step S33 is a step of determining which key is operated after releasing the cursor key 22. If the cursor key is 121, the process returns to steps SIT to 820, and if the key is 1, the process returns to steps SIT to 820. The process advances to step 834 to perform the next process.

FIG. 4 shows a part of a game program that enables control of both the keys manually using the remote control 12 and the keys manually using the keyboard 131 of the burner computer 13. In step 821, it is determined whether there is a human input signal from the remote controller 12, and in step S22, it is determined whether there is a human input signal from the keyboard 131. Step S
If the presence of a key is detected in step S21, the process advances to step S23, where the remote control gulag I is also set, and then, for example, player A is set.
Processing is performed in step 824 to determine that B is the winner, and when the presence of a key is detected in step 822, keyboard flag 1 (is set in step 825), and processing is performed in step 826 to determine that the player B is the winner. If this is done, the sequential relationship between steps 821 and 822 does not matter compared to the human operation speed, so it is necessary to determine which of the players operating the remote control 12 and the player operating the keyboard 131 pressed the key first, and It is possible to perform processing depending on the determination result.

In the above embodiment, a television receiver is used as the television monitor device, but a graphic display device or a personal computer monitor device may also be used. Further, the game program processing MR and the television monitor device may be integrated.

<Effects of the Invention> As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to play a video game by controlling the remote controller or by controlling the controller 1 from the IJ remote control and keyboard. It has 14 effects.

a. You can enjoy video games in a free position away from the TV, without tiring your eyes or body.

You can enjoy a video game with two players, one using the b1 keyboard and the other using the remote control. That is,
Previously, only two-dimensional interactions between a TV monitor and a keyboard were possible, but with the addition of a remote control, it is now possible to interact three-dimensionally, making it possible to create many variations of the game. For example, it is conceivable that the game scene can be changed one after another by interacting with the remote control, and the player using the keyboard can proceed with the game while responding instantaneously to 7=J.

Even if the C1 remote controller can only give simple instructions such as changing channels or increasing/decreasing the volume, the game program processing device receives these instructions and performs complex processing.
The meaning of the signal sent from the remote control can be set arbitrarily by the game program processing device.
Various games can be enjoyed using a remote control that is not designed for games but is pre-installed in the television receiver.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the connection state between a television receiver and a personal computer, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of the television receiver,
3 and 4 are flowcharts for explaining the operation. 121...Keyboard 122...Answer key 131...Keyboard patent applicant Casio Computer Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a television game system consisting of a television monitor device capable of receiving signals from a remote control device and a game program processing device connected to the television monitor device, the game program processing device mentioned above is 1. A television game system characterized by performing processing according to a signal transmitted from a remote control device and displaying information according to the processing on a television monitor device. (2) In a television game system that includes a 7-review monitor device, a keyboard, and a game program processing device and is capable of receiving signals from a remote control device, the game program processing device receives signals transmitted from the remote control device. a first means for performing processing according to a signal manually inputted from the keyboard; and a second means for performing processing according to a signal manually inputted from the keyboard, and transmitting information corresponding to the processing of the first and second means to the television monitor device. What is claimed is: 1. A video game system characterized by having means for displaying a video game.