JPS61213081A - Electronic game apparatus equipped with swing input device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to an electronic game device equipped with a swing input device for, for example, a golf game or a fishing game.

[Prior art and its problems] Conventional electronic game devices equipped with a swing input device, such as fishing games, use a swing input device that is shaped like a fishing rod, with one end fixed and the other end attached to a weight. a first metal plate serving as a flat spring;
A second metal plate is provided opposite to and fixed to the metal plate, and when the swing input device is swung, the first and second metal plates come into contact and a switch is turned on, creating a conductive state. is configured to detect when In this case, the contact time between the first and second metal plates differs depending on the strength with which the swing input device is swung, and the strength with which the swing input device is swung, that is, the flight distance, is determined by the length of this contact time. It has become.

However, in an electronic game device equipped with the swing input device as described above, the strength with which the swing input device is swung does not necessarily match the contact time between the two metal plates, and the input situation differs significantly depending on the direction of the swing. This is because when the first metal plate acts as a leaf spring, its direction of action is limited to only a certain direction, and even when taken in the horizontal direction with respect to the plane of the plate, the first metal plate acts as a leaf spring. The metal plate does not swing at all, so no input is made. In addition, the swing input device simply detects the strength of the swing as the contact time between the two metal plates, regardless of the timing of the swing, so you can get good results even if you swing strongly. However, the result is a boring motion that is far from the action of actual fishing, where the distance is determined by the strength of the swing and the timing of the release of the reel line.

[Object of the invention] This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances.
To provide an electronic game device equipped with a swing input device capable of executing a game with motions closer to actual motions by controlling not only the strength of photographing but also the timing.

[Summary of the Invention] The present invention provides the following features: By swinging a rod-shaped swing input device,
The execution of the game is controlled based on the strength of the swing detected inside the swing input device and the operation timing of a timing key that is also operated when swinging the swing input device.

[Embodiment of the Invention] An embodiment of the invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the circuit configuration thereof, and numeral 11 is a swing input device. This swing input device 11 is composed of a swing detection section 111 that detects the strength of a swing (swing) and a timing key 112 that is operated at a predetermined timing. 12 and the operation signal of the timing key 112 are output to the timing processing section 13, respectively. While the operation signal is being input from the timer section 14, the swing determining section 12 stores the detected position data of the swing detecting section 111 in the current position storage section 15 based on the detection signal sent from the swing detecting section 111. In addition, the highest position data of the swing detection section 111 is stored in the highest position storage section 16, and the time data at the time when the highest position data is stored in the highest position storage section 16 is stored as the highest timing. 17. The timing processing section 13 has a timing key 112.
It performs processing at the time when is operated, and reads out the memory contents of the current position storage section 15 from the swing judgment section 12 and stores it in the read position storage section 18,
The time data from the timer section 14 is stored in the timing storage section 1.
9 to memorize it. The data stored in the read position storage unit 18 is as follows:
This flight distance calculation section 20 calculates the flight distance according to the input data and sends it to the game execution section 21. Further, the data stored in the timing storage section 19 is sent to a direction calculation section 22, and this direction calculation section 22 calculates the difference between the time data from the timing storage section 19 and the time data from the highest timing storage section 17. The direction is calculated from and sent to the game execution unit 21. In the game execution section 21, when the timer section 14 specifies the start of operation, and after the timer section 14 has counted a specific time and sends out a signal informing that the count has ended, the flight distance calculation section 20, direction calculation unit 2
The game content is displayed on the display unit 23 based on the data calculated in step 2.

Next, the structure of the swing input device 11 will be explained.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of its structure, and 31 is a cylindrical case made of an insulator. This case 31 includes the swing detection section 111 and the timing key 112 as described above.
Of these, the swing detection unit 111
is a conductive weight 32 that slides inside the cylinder of the case 31, and a spring 33 that is attached between the weight 32 and the bottom 311 of the case 31 to restrict the movement of the weight 32.
, a plurality of sets, for example, six sets of switches 348 to 3, are embedded within the sliding range of the weight 32 on the cylindrical inner surface of the case 31.
It consists of 4f etc. In addition, the timing key 112
is a push button switch, for example, which is provided protruding from the outer circumferential surface of the case 31, and the user places his/her finger on this timing key 112, holds the case 31, and shakes it. Due to the centrifugal force generated during this shaking, the weight 32 inside the case 31 slides against the force of the spring 33,
One of the switches 34a to 34f is made conductive.

The user operates the timing key 112 at the time when the amount of sliding of the weight 32 seems to have reached the maximum. Then, the position signals and operation signals of the swing detection section 111 and the timing key 112 are outputted via the codes 35 and 38, respectively. FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the electric circuit of the swing detection section 111 and the timing key 112, in which the voltage vDD is applied to the timing key 112 and the switches 34a to 34 connected in parallel.
f respectively. The swing determining section 12 and the timing processing section 13 detect the voltage Voo when these switches are conductive, so that the states of the swing detecting section 111 and the timing key 112 can be determined.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation contents of the swing input device 11 when the game is executed. At the beginning of the operation, a display prompting for input by the swing input device 11 is displayed on the display section 23, and the game execution section 21 sends a predetermined signal to the timer part 14. When the swing input device 11 is operated after a signal instructing a counting operation for a period of time, for example, 30 seconds, the operation is started. First, in step S01, the swing determining section 12 writes the position data of the weight 32 of the swing detecting section 111 at that time, that is, the data on the conduction states of the switches 34a to 34f, into the current position storage section 15. Next, in step 802, the swing determining section 12 compares the contents of the current position storage section 15 and the highest position storage section 16. Here, no data has been input to the highest position storage unit 16 yet, and its content is “0”, so the comparison result is that the value in the current position storage unit 15 is larger.
Next, the process advances to step 803. In this step SO3,
The swing judgment section 12 inputs and sets the memory contents of the current position storage section 15 to the highest position storage section 16, and also sends the measured value of the timer part 14 at that point to the timing processing section 13 and stores it in the timing storage section 19. let If it is determined in step SO2 that the storage content of the current position storage unit 15 is not larger than that of the highest position storage unit 1B,
The process of step 803 is not performed. Thereafter, in step 804, it is determined whether the value of a timer flag (indicated by rTFJ in the figure) inside the read position storage section 18 is "1". As a result of this determination, if the timer flag is not "1", the process proceeds to step SO5, where the timing processing unit 13 determines whether the timing key 112 is operated and is in the "on" state. if,
If it is in the "on" state, the process proceeds to step SO6, where the timing processing section 13 transfers the storage contents of the current position storage section 15 to the read position storage section 18, and reads out the time value of the timer section 14. It is stored in the timing storage section 19. Thereafter, in step 807, the timer flag is set to "1", and then step 508 is reached.

This step 308 is also performed when it is determined in step SO4 that the value of the timer flag is "1", or when it is determined in step 305 that the timing key 112 is not in the "on" state. Then, the timing processing section 13 determines whether or not the measured value of the timer section 14 is the predetermined time.Here, if it is determined that the time is not the predetermined time, the swing input is not yet detected. is not completed, and the operation from step 501 is repeated again. Also, the timer part 14
If it is determined that the value of has reached the predetermined time, the process then proceeds to step 1809, where direction calculation 1122 calculates the time value at which the timing key 112 was operated, which is stored in the timing storage section 19, and the maximum timing storage section 17. Swing input is memorized! The difference in timing from the time value when the swing of No. 111 was the strongest is detected, and the deviation in the direction of the swing is calculated according to the difference. Then step 81
0, the flight distance calculation unit 20 reads the stored content of the read position storage unit 18, and calculates the strength of the swing force 111 when the timing key 112 is operated from that value. This completes the processing of the direction and flight distance in response to the operation of the swing input device 11, and the results are displayed in the game execution 81S.
21 and displayed on the display section 23.

5 and 6 show examples of displays on the display section 23 according to the processing contents as described above, and FIG. 5 shows an example of the display when applied to a golf game. In this case, the swing input device 11 corresponds to the grip of a golf club, and when a golf course is displayed on the display unit 23 during game execution, the user sets the direction of the shot, and the swing input device 11
Swing 1 like a golf club. Then, at the time when the strength of the swing of the swing input device 11 seems to have reached the maximum, the timing key 112 is operated. FIG. 5 (A> shows the display state when the timing of operation of the timing key 112 is earlier than the timing of the maximum swing strength of the swing input device 11, and the direction calculation unit 2
2 calculates the directional deviation based on this timing difference, so that the shot is sliced from the set direction, and the flight distance is displayed as being reduced accordingly. If the flight distance data calculated by the flight distance calculation unit 20 is particularly large enough, there is a possibility that the shot will roll off the course.

No. 551 (B) similarly swings the swing input device 11 and operates the timing key 112, the timing key 1
This shows the display state when the operation timing of No. 12 coincides with the timing of the maximum swing strength of the swing input device 11, and by the direction calculation unit 22 calculating this coincidence, the direction is changed from the direction set above. The shot flies as per the aim set above. In this case, the flight distance is also displayed according to the strength with which the swing input device 11 is used, and the stronger the swing, the greater the flight distance.

Contrary to FIG. 5(A) above, FIG. 5(C) shows a display state when the operating timing of the timing key 112 is later than the timing when the swing strength of the swing input device 11 reaches its maximum. The direction calculation unit 22 calculates the direction deviation based on this timing difference, and the shot is hooked from the set direction. Also, in this case,
The flight and distance are displayed as being decreased, and if the flight distance data calculated by the flight distance calculation unit 20 is particularly large enough, there is a possibility that the shot will be rOBJ, causing the shot to go off course.

FIG. 6 is a display example when applied to a fishing game. In this case, the swing input device 11 corresponds to a fishing rondo, and when a fisherman is displayed on the display section 23 during game execution, the user swings the swing input device 11 as if it were a fishing rondo with a reel. turn. Then, at the point when the swing strength of the swing input device 11 seems to have reached its maximum (the timing key 112, which is likened to a reel release button, is operated, the player competes for the distance of the casting. FIG. 6) A) shows the display state when the operating timing of the timing key 112 is earlier than the timing when the swing strength of the swing input device 11 reaches its maximum. By calculating the deviation in direction,
The weights appear to fly upward in a mountainous manner, and the flying distance is not calculated.

FIG. 6(B) also shows that when the swing input device 11 is swung and the timing key 112 is operated, the timing key 11
This shows the display state when the operation timing of No. 2 coincides with the timing when the strength of the shot of the swing input device 11 reaches the maximum, and when the direction calculation unit 22 calculates this coincidence, the flight distance is determined by the swing. The display is maximized depending on the strength with which the input device 11 is swung, and the stronger the swung, the greater the flight distance.

Contrary to FIG. 6(A) above, FIG. 6(C) shows a display state when the operating timing of the timing key 112 is later than the timing when the swing strength of the swing input device 11 reaches its maximum. The direction calculation unit 22 calculates the direction deviation based on this timing difference, so that the weight is displayed as if it were flying low toward the bottom, and the sixth
As in Figure (A), the flight distance is not good.

Although the above embodiments have been described with respect to golf games and fishing games, the present invention can be applied to various other games such as baseball batting and games using swords. Further, the configurations of the swing detection section and the timing key are not limited to the embodiments, and may be modified as appropriate.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to execute a game by simply swinging the swing input device (or by timing the operation of the timing key), making it possible to play various games more easily. It is possible to provide an electronic game device equipped with a swing input device that can reproduce realistic movements.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the structure of the swing input device, and FIG. 3 is the swing input device shown in FIG. 2 above. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the details of the operation, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example when this invention is applied to a golf game, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display when this invention is applied to a fishing game. It is a figure which shows the example of a display when it does. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11... Swing input device, 111... Swing detection section, 112... Timing key, 12... Swing judgment section, 13... Timing processing section, 14... Timer part, 15... - Current position storage section, 16... Highest position storage section, 17... Highest timing storage section, 18...
・Reading position storage unit, 19...timing storage unit, 20
... Flying distance calculation section, 21... Game execution section, 22.
...Direction calculation unit, 23...Display unit, 31...Case, 32...Weight, 33...Spring, 34a to 34f
...Switch, 35, 36...Code. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] A swing input device having a detection means for detecting swing strength and a timing key means operated at a predetermined timing, a detection signal from the detection means sent from the swing input device and an operation from the timing key means. 1. An electronic game device equipped with a swing input device, characterized in that it is equipped with a control means for controlling game execution according to a signal.