KR100663558B1 - Apparatus and method for using movement degree of mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is implemented to provide a function that allows the user to use the game displayed on the screen vividly without a separate key operation. To this end, the present invention allows the screen displayed on the display of the mobile communication terminal to be changed lively according to the degree of movement of the mobile communication terminal. Accordingly, the present invention implements an image of such a game on the screen, so that when playing with friends and lovers, it is possible to vividly express on the screen a feeling as if the actual tool is used in a mobile communication terminal that is always carried.

Gyro sensor, movement, dice

Description

Game apparatus and method using the degree of movement of the mobile communication terminal {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING MOVEMENT DEGREE OF MOBILE PHONE}             

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal that can use a game according to the degree of movement according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a control flowchart illustrating a process of controlling a game screen according to a movement degree of a mobile communication terminal;

3 is a view for explaining an operation process of a dice game according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a view for explaining the operation of the lottery lottery game according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

5 is an exemplary view of a screen when executing a dice game according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

6 is an exemplary view of the screen when the lottery lottery game is executed according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal whose screen changes with movement, and more particularly, to a mobile communication terminal for controlling contents displayed on a screen according to a movement degree calculated using a gyro sensor.

Recently, as the spread of mobile communication terminals that can be carried by individuals such as mobile phones, PCS, PDAs, etc. has become more common, additional functions using them have been added. Accordingly, users of mobile communication terminals are provided with various conveniences in addition to their own phone calls. .

These mobile communication terminals are employing a variety of additional functions to increase the ease of use or efficiency. For example, as an example of such an additional function, the screen of the mobile communication terminal not only serves to inform the status of the mobile communication terminal or to display various information. It can also be used to show an interesting image to the user or to show the state of game execution.

As these various additional functions gradually expand, the number of colors continues to increase as the screen becomes larger in mobile communication terminals. Therefore, there is a need to use the screen space of the mobile communication terminal more efficiently and in various ways. In addition, in order to increase the utility value of the screen in the mobile communication terminal and satisfy various needs of users, it is necessary to utilize the screen and the various additional functions of the mobile communication terminal.

As an example of such utilization, the mobile communication terminal screen can be provided with a moving image display to increase its utility value. However, conventionally, only an image and a moving image are displayed on a normal screen, and the display of the screen does not change according to the movement of the user.

In addition, in the game through the screen includes a number of functions that must be learned only through the manual for a long time, in fact, the user was able to play the game only through key input. In addition, the user only played the game using only the keypad. For example, in the case of a drawing game used for playing with friends or lovers, a simple and repetitive method in which a predetermined image is displayed on the screen and a random number or letter can be selected only by using a key operation. It was boring by being offered to.

As described above, there is a difficulty in changing an image displayed on a screen without a user's separate key manipulation except for a method of changing everything displayed on a screen through a key input in the conventional mobile communication terminal. In addition, for example, when the user wants to draw a game, the user can select only through key operation even if the user can use the mobile communication terminal regardless of the place without any tools. Therefore, in the conventional mobile communication terminal, the game was limited and passive only available through key manipulation by the user.

Therefore, as the needs of the user are diversified, if the image displayed on the screen is dynamically expressed according to the movement of the mobile communication terminal, it will help to satisfy the various needs of the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of this point, and the game device using the movement degree of the mobile communication terminal to allow the user to enjoy a live game by changing the screen of the mobile communication terminal according to the movement degree of the mobile communication terminal. And to provide a method.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a game apparatus and method using the movement degree of the mobile communication terminal that can use the movement degree of the mobile communication terminal as a game using method.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a game device using a movement degree of the mobile communication terminal, the sensor unit for detecting the movement of the mobile communication terminal, receiving the signal from the sensor unit the mobile communication terminal And a control unit for updating the screen by calculating a motion amount value of the controller, calculating a screen content according to the calculated motion amount value, and displaying the screen under the control of the controller.

In addition, the present invention provides a game method using the movement degree of the mobile communication terminal, the process of determining whether there is a movement of the mobile communication terminal in the game mode, and if there is a movement as a result of the determination calculates the movement amount value of the mobile communication terminal And calculating and displaying contents of a screen corresponding to the calculated motion amount value.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

The present invention is implemented to provide a function that allows the user to use the game displayed on the screen vividly without a separate key operation. To this end, the present invention allows the screen displayed on the display of the mobile communication terminal to be changed lively according to the degree of movement of the mobile communication terminal. At this time, the game displayed on the screen is dice shape 1-6 of the dice game, the degree of the game of playing, the game of the dog, the girl, the game, the rock, the rock, paper, scissors, the lotto number of the rock, the beam, the lotto lottery game, It refers to a game in which random numbers and letters can be selected, such as a drawing game in which one number or letter is drawn from another number or letter.

Accordingly, the present invention implements an image of such a game on the screen, so that when playing with friends and lovers, it is possible to vividly express on the screen a feeling as if the actual tool is used in a mobile communication terminal that is always carried.

On the other hand, except the game with a predetermined range, such as dice, lotto lottery, the drawing game is configured so that different numbers or letters are written in a frame of an arbitrary shape and the user can determine the range through key input. After that, when the user shakes the mobile communication terminal and mixes the corresponding tools, the number of dice or balls displayed on the screen is randomly changed according to the movement degree of the mobile communication terminal. Then, when the user presses the stop button or stops shaking, the screen displays a dice or ball displaying the final random number or letter.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, the screen change speed is determined according to whether the user shakes the mobile communication terminal quickly or slowly. In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the number or letter to be output may be determined according to the degree to which the user shakes the mobile communication terminal, that is, the shaking speed.

Hereinafter, the role of each internal component according to the present invention described above in the mobile communication terminal will be described with reference to FIG. 1. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal that can use a game according to the degree of movement according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the controller 100 performs the overall control operation of the mobile communication terminal, such as performing a wireless call and data processing of the mobile communication terminal, according to the degree of movement of the mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention as described below The screen is updated, and during the game, the game outputs a specific output value according to the degree of movement.

The control unit 100 according to the present invention calculates the movement amount value of the mobile communication terminal according to the signal from the sensor unit 170, calculates the contents of the screen displayed on the display unit 110 in response to the calculated movement amount value The screen is continuously updated. In addition, when receiving the signal from the sensor unit 170 through the gyro sensor and calculating the movement amount value, if the calculated movement amount value falls below a threshold value indicating the stationary state, the controller 100 controls the mobile communication terminal during the game. Determine that the movement has stopped. Accordingly, the controller 100 displays a game screen corresponding to the final motion amount value on the display unit 110. By doing so, it becomes possible to express vividly the feeling of using a corresponding tool in a mobile communication terminal.

In the dice game, for example, the user shakes the mobile communication terminal back and forth or from side to side as if tossing the dice to stop the shaking. Then, as the dice rolls and a random number is output, when the shaking operation stops, the display unit 110 of the mobile terminal has a final result value, that is, random among several numbers within a specific range 1 to 6 according to the dice game. One number is displayed.

Here, in order to display the lively screen according to the shaking motion, the control unit 100 displays a screen on which the dice roll quickly or slowly according to the shaking degree. In particular, the control unit 100 does not directly display the screen where the rolling operation of the dice stops even when the shaking operation is stopped, but the dice operation screen that stops by gradually reducing the rolling speed to produce the effect of rolling after a predetermined time is stopped. Control to be displayed.

The display unit 110 receives and displays display data on key input data input from the key input unit 120 under the control of the controller 100, or displays an operation state and a plurality of information of the mobile communication terminal as icons and text. do. In addition, the display unit 110 allows the user to visually know the state in setting or driving a required function under the control of the controller 100.

Subsequently, the key input unit 120 includes various keys including numeric keys to provide the control unit 100 with key input data input by the user. That is, the key input unit 120 outputs its own key input data according to the input of each key provided, and the key input data output from the key input unit 120 is applied to the control unit 100 so that such key input data is stored. It is detected which key input data is used according to the key input, and according to the result, the controller 100 performs the corresponding operation.

In addition, the memory unit 130 connected to the control unit 100 includes a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), and a voice for storing a plurality of programs and information necessary for controlling the operation of the mobile communication terminal. Memory, etc. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the memory 130 stores a number of games such as a dice game, a game of rock, a rock-paper-scissors game, a drawing game, a lotto lottery game under the control of the controller 100.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal typically performs wireless communication with the base station. For this purpose, the RF module 150 transmits / receives an RF signal with the base station through an antenna ANT. Then, first, the RF module 150 converts the received RF signal into an IF (Intermediate Frequency) signal, outputs it to the baseband processor 140, and converts an IF signal input from the baseband processor 140 into an RF signal and transmits the RF signal. do.

The baseband processor 140 is a baseband analog ASIC (BAA) that provides an interface between the controller 100 and the RF module 150. The baseband processor 140 converts a baseband digital signal applied from the controller 100 into an analog IF signal. It is applied to the RF module 150, converts the analog IF signal applied from the RF module 150 to a digital signal of the baseband and applies it to the control unit 200. The voice signal processor 160 connected to the control unit 200 is connected to the microphone MIC and the speaker SPK, and controls the control unit 100 to data the voice signal received from the microphone MIC when a call is connected. And converts the voice data input from the controller 100 into an audible sound through the speaker SPK and outputs the audible sound.

On the other hand, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention further includes a sensor unit 170 for detecting the degree of movement. Sensor unit 170 according to an embodiment of the present invention means a gyro sensor (GYRO SENSOR), the sensor is based on the inertial space around one or more axes perpendicular to the spin (spin) axis, the angular motion It is a sensor that uses angular momentum to detect.

Therefore, the sensor unit 170 classifies the reciprocating motion of the mobile communication terminal upon receiving a detection signal indicating the movement in the horizontal and vertical directions of the mobile communication terminal detected by the gyro sensor, and moves according to the classification. It is configured to be connected to the control unit 100 for calculating the amount of movement according to. That is, the sensor unit 170 detects the reciprocating motion in the front, rear, left and right directions of the mobile communication terminal, and transmits the result to the controller 100.

Next, the control operation in the controller 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 2. 2 is a control flowchart illustrating a process of controlling a game screen according to a movement degree of a mobile communication terminal.

First, the control unit 100 determines whether there is a game menu selection by the user in step 200 when the screen is changed from the normal screen to the game screen. If there is a game menu selection by the user, the controller 100 displays a game list in step 210. Then, the controller 100 determines which game is selected from the game list displayed in operation 220. Here, the game list includes a dice game, a yut game, a rock-paper-scissors game, a drawing game, a lotto lottery game, and the like. In the embodiment described below with reference to FIG. 2, the game is preferably a drawing game, for example.

Therefore, if there is a game selected in step 220, the controller 100 proceeds to step 230 and receives a number of cases from the user. In general, a drawing game is a game in which a random number or letter is drawn in a frame of a random shape, among which a random number or letter is drawn. Therefore, the reason for receiving the number of cases in the drawing game for drawing any one of the people who participated in the game is to set the range of the number of people who participated in the game.

Then, the controller 100 detects whether there is a movement of the mobile communication terminal indicating the start time of the game mode in step 240. In this case, the movement of the mobile communication terminal is not a simple movement, but refers to an artificial movement of shaking the mobile communication terminal back and forth or left and right. The game start time point may be a predetermined start key input time point through the mobile communication terminal or a reciprocation start time point of the mobile communication terminal. Then, the control unit 100 calculates a movement amount value according to the reciprocating motion of the mobile communication terminal at step 250.

In detail, the motion amount value according to an embodiment of the present invention, the sensor unit 170 detects the motion according to the front and rear, left and right reciprocating motion of the mobile communication terminal through the gyro sensor and transmits the detected signal to the controller 100. Then, the control unit 100 calculates a motion amount according to the signal from the sensor unit 170.

Then, the controller 100 displays a game screen corresponding to the motion amount value on the display unit 110 in step 260. To this end, the control unit 100 continuously calculates the content of the game screen displayed on the display unit 110 according to the calculated movement amount value and continuously updates the screen, and displays it on the display unit 110. For example, depending on the drawing game, a screen in which different numbers or letters are mixed is continuously changed and displayed.

Then, the controller 100 determines whether the movement of the mobile communication terminal is stopped. In other words, the controller 100 determines whether the movement amount value according to the movement becomes smaller and smaller than a predetermined threshold in operation 270. Accordingly, the control unit 100 returns to step 250 until it reaches a predetermined threshold value or less in step 270 and continuously calculates a motion amount value according to the reciprocating motion of the mobile communication terminal.

Here, the threshold value is a reference value for determining that the reciprocation stop state of the mobile communication terminal is to prevent the screen from being changed due to the small movement of the mobile communication terminal. Therefore, the threshold value is for determining a simple hand shake, and is a reference value for determining when to stop the reciprocation of the mobile communication terminal.

If the amount of motion is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold in step 270, the control unit 100 proceeds to step 280 and displays a game screen corresponding to the final amount of motion. In detail, the sensor unit 170 receives a detection signal indicating a movement according to the front, rear, left and right reciprocation of the mobile communication terminal detected by the gyro sensor, and provides it to the controller 100.

At this time, if the calculated movement amount value falls below a threshold value indicating a stationary state while calculating the movement amount value according to the signal provided from the sensor unit 170, the controller 100 stops the movement of the mobile communication terminal during the game. I think it stopped. Accordingly, the controller 100 displays a game screen corresponding to the final motion amount value, for example, a screen for outputting a final random result value on the display unit 110.

In this way, the mobile communication terminal can feel as if using a real drawing game through a lively changing screen, and random numbers or letters can be obtained as in a real drawing game.

Next, to describe the preferred embodiment of the present invention in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operation process of a dice game according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a screen when the dice game is executed according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

First, the controller 100 determines whether a dice game is selected by the user in step 200. As a result of the determination, when the dice game is selected, the controller 100 determines whether the game is started by pressing a start key by the user in step 210. If a dice game is started, a screen on which the dice shape is rotated is displayed on the display unit 110 as shown in FIG.

Then, the control unit 100 detects a motion according to the reciprocating motion of the mobile communication terminal in step 220. To this end, the control unit 100 receives an output signal for the angular velocity formed when the mobile communication terminal moves back, forth, left and right from the sensor unit 170. Then, the control unit 100 determines the movement degree of the mobile communication terminal according to the signal received from the sensor unit 170 and displays a screen on which the dice shape rotates according to the movement degree on the display unit 110 in step 230. Display. Then, the control unit 100 determines whether the stop key is input in step 240, and returns to step 220 unless the stop key is input, and repeatedly repeats the above-described process.

In particular, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 100 continuously updates and displays the dice-shaped screen displayed on the display unit 110 according to the movement degree when the user moves the mobile communication terminal. Accordingly, as the movement degree increases, a screen on which the dice-shaped rotational speed changes rapidly is displayed on the display unit 110. On the screen where the dice are displayed, the numbers on the dice change randomly in any order.

On the other hand, if there is a stop key press or stop movement by the user in step 240, the control unit 100 calculates a random number of dice in step (250). Then, the controller 100 displays a dice screen indicating the number of dice calculated in step 260. That is, as shown in FIG. 5B, the display unit 110 of the mobile communication terminal displays a final result value, that is, a random number among several numbers among the predetermined ranges 1 to 6 of the dice game.

And even if the stop key is input by the user during the movement of the mobile communication terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 100 is a dice shape on the display unit 110 to express the number of dies lively While rotating, the rotation speed is gradually reduced to display a screen of stopping contents. Then, the controller 100 displays the dice surface corresponding to the final random number while displaying the screen on which the dice-shaped rotation state is stopped on the display unit 110 as shown in FIG. 5 (b).

On the other hand, in the first embodiment of the present invention described above, the screen is dynamically changed according to the movement degree according to the reciprocating motion of the mobile communication terminal, and when the movement is stopped, the display unit calculates a random value regardless of the movement degree. Display on 110.

On the contrary, in another embodiment of the present invention, a value corresponding to a movement amount value according to a movement amount of fast, slow, forward and backward, left and right movements of the mobile communication terminal is mapped to random values of respective dice, for example, in advance to the mobile communication terminal. You can save it. Therefore, in the case of a dice game, when the user shakes the mobile communication terminal, the value between the dice ranges 1 to 6 mapped according to the degree continuously changes, and when the movement of the mobile communication terminal is in the stopped state, the mobile communication is performed. The predetermined number of dice corresponding to the final movement amount value may be output to the display unit 100 of the terminal. Therefore, not only the screen changes vividly according to the degree of movement of the mobile communication terminal, but whether or not the corresponding number is output in response to the degree of movement will be referred to as a program implementation method difference.

Meanwhile, reference will be made to FIGS. 4 and 6 to describe the second embodiment of the present invention in detail. 4 is a diagram illustrating an operation process of the lottery lottery game according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a screen example of executing the lottery lottery game according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

First, the controller 100 determines whether the lotto lottery game is selected by the user in step 400. If the lotto lottery game is selected, the controller 100 determines whether the game starts at step 405. In general, the number of cases of the lotto lottery game is 45, so it is not necessary to input the number of cases separately, and a total of 6 lotto numbers are drawn. In the second embodiment of the present invention, in order to draw 6 of 45 lotto numbers, a predetermined variable m for counting the number of draws is determined, and an initial value is set to 0.

If the game is started according to the start key pressed by the user in step 405, the controller 100 detects the movement of the mobile communication terminal in step 410. This movement is sensed by transmitting a signal obtained using the gyro sensor from the sensor unit 170 to the control unit 100. Then, if the movement degree of the mobile communication terminal rapidly increases from front to rear, right and left reciprocation out of the threshold value indicating the stop state, the controller 100 according to the movement degree as shown in FIG. 6 (a) in step 415. The game ball displays the moving screen. In other words, the harder the user shakes the mobile communication terminal, the faster the lottery game balls are displayed.

As such, while the screen on which the lottery game ball is moving is displayed, the controller 100 determines whether there is a stop key input by the user in step 420. In the second embodiment of the present invention, the time to draw the lottery number ball in the lottery lottery is a stop key input time. In another embodiment of the present invention, the stop key input time or the time when the user stops the shaking operation of the mobile communication terminal. You can choose either.

Therefore, when the stop key is input by the user in step 420, the controller 100 extracts a random one lotto number from 1 to 45 in step 425. Then, since the number of one of the six lottery numbers to be drawn is extracted, the controller 100 increases the variable value m by one at step 430. The controller 100 displays the lottery number extracted at the position corresponding to the variable value m in step 435. In detail, since one of the six lottery numbers has been extracted, the variable value m = 1 and thus the lottery number extracted at the first position, which is the mth position, is displayed, as shown in FIG. 6 (b). The lotto lottery game may be displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Then, the control unit 100 performs a predetermined time delay in step 440. This time delay is sequentially displayed instead of displaying the six numbers randomly extracted on the screen at the same time as the stop key input when the lotto numbers are drawn. The effect is to draw one by one. Then, the control unit 100 determines whether the variable value m is 6 or more in step 445. This is a process of counting the number of draws, and is a process of determining whether the number of the drawn lotto numbers is six. If the variable m is not equal to the number of draws 6 or more, the control unit 100 extracts one random lotto number from the remaining lotto numbers except the lotto numbers extracted at step 450 and returns to step 430. Increment the value m by one. Accordingly, the variable value m = 2, and the lottery number extracted in the second position is displayed as shown in Fig. 6C. In step 445, if the variable value m is equal to or greater than the number of lotteries, the controller 100 ends the lottery number lottery operation and displays a screen as shown in FIG. 6 (d).

As described above, according to the present invention, the degree of movement according to the reciprocating motion of the mobile communication terminal can be used as the input means of the game. Therefore, the game screen of the mobile communication terminal continuously changes according to the degree of movement of the mobile communication terminal as if using a real game tool, so that the user can feel a live game effect. At this time, it is possible to use the speed or stop of the movement degree as the input means of the game, or to use the combination of the movement degree and the button as the input means of the game.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, FIGS. 5 and 6 exemplarily illustrate a game to which an embodiment of the present invention is applicable, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described game. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims below but also by the equivalents of the claims.

According to the present invention described above, according to the generalization of the mobile communication terminal, there is an advantage in that the game screen can be vividly changed and displayed as if using a real game tool to meet various needs of the user. In addition, the present invention has a fun element that a number of people can play a game such as a dice game through a small screen of the mobile communication terminal, and provides the user with fun to select a variety of games, such as dice game, lotto lottery game . In particular, since the degree of movement of the mobile communication terminal can be used as a method of using the game, it is possible to enjoy the game vividly.

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In the game device using the movement degree of the mobile communication terminal, A sensor unit for detecting a movement of the mobile communication terminal; A control unit which receives the detection signal from the sensor unit, calculates a movement speed of the mobile communication terminal, and updates a screen according to the calculated movement speed; And a display unit for displaying the screen under the control of the controller. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor unit And a detection signal indicating a reciprocating motion movement in the front, rear, left, and right directions of the mobile communication terminal through a gyro sensor. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit During the game, if the moving speed according to the reciprocating motion of the mobile communication terminal is continuously calculated and it is determined that the calculated moving speed is less than or equal to the threshold indicating the stationary state, a random output value according to the game is displayed on the display unit. Game device using the degree of movement of the mobile communication terminal. In the game method using the movement degree of the mobile communication terminal, Determining whether there is a movement of the mobile communication terminal in a game mode; Calculating a movement speed of the mobile communication terminal when there is motion; And updating and displaying a screen corresponding to the calculated movement speed. The method of claim 4, wherein the movement is Game method using the degree of movement of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that according to the reciprocating movement in the front and rear, left and right directions of the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 4, wherein Calculating the movement speed and comparing it with a threshold value representing a stationary state; And comparing and calculating a random value according to the game if the movement speed is less than or equal to the threshold value. The method of claim 4 wherein the game is A game method using the degree of movement of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that any one of the dice game, gambling game, lotto lottery game, drawing game. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the game is a drawing game. The game method using the degree of movement of the mobile communication terminal further comprises the step of receiving a number of cases from the user to draw one number or letter from different numbers or letters.

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