TWI398281B - Controller for game console and controlling method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Game controller and control method thereof

The invention relates to a game machine system, in particular to a game controller and a control method thereof.

Baseball games have won the majority of players with their strong collectiveness and confrontation. In real baseball, the grip of the baseball affects one of the key factors of the rotation of the sphere and the path of the ball. Basically, different methods of gripping the ball correspond to different paths. In a baseball game, the ball of a baseball is usually controlled by a button of a controller. For example, the previous game machine controller includes a selection switch for selecting game content, a start switch for instructing the start of the game, a cross direction switch for indicating the moving direction of the game character in the game, and selecting or indicating the character. Two action switches, etc. During the game play, the player obtains the direction of the pitching ball by pressing the instruction button on the cross direction switch.

In the above-mentioned baseball game, the player needs to press the button to obtain the direction signal, which not only increases the burden on the player, but also can not realize the actual action during the game, which greatly reduces the realism of the game.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a game controller capable of increasing the sense of reality and a control method thereof.

A game controller for controlling a current pitching path of a ball game in a gaming machine, the current pitching path being displayable by a display screen. The controller includes a housing, a main circuit housed within the housing, and a battery for providing power to the main circuit. The housing has a first area and a second area, and when the user uses the game controller, the hand grasps the first area of the game controller Press your finger on the second area. The main circuit includes: a plurality of piezoelectric sensing elements disposed in the second area and configured to sense a current signal of a position of the user's finger; a plurality of touch sensing elements disposed on the inner surface of the first area and used for sensing Measuring a current signal of the location of the user's palm; collecting a module for collecting the piezoelectric sensing component and the current signal value sensed by the touch sensing component; and determining a module in which a plurality of corresponding ones are pre-stored a preset signal value and a preset pitching path, the determining module is configured to determine a current pitching path according to the current signal value collected by the collecting module; and a control module, configured to determine, according to the judgment result of the determining module, At the moment when the game controller is thrown, the game machine is controlled to display the current pitching path.

A game control method for the above game controller, the control method comprising the steps of: sensing the current signal by the piezoelectric sensing component and the touch sensing component; collecting the piezoelectric sensing component and the touch sensing The current signal of the component; determining the current pitching path according to the collected current signal; and controlling the gaming machine to display the current pitching path according to the judgment result.

Compared with the prior art, the game controller of the present invention has a plurality of piezoelectric sensing elements and touch sensing elements disposed within the housing. When the user uses the game controller, the game controller can be thrown out by imitating the actual pitching motion, and the current signal value is collected by the main circuit in the game controller, and the current pitching path is triggered and displayed according to the current signal value. . The user can experience the pitching posture while playing the game, which not only increases the authenticity and fun of the game, but also can exercise the body.

100‧‧‧game controller

32‧‧‧Touch sensing components

10‧‧‧ Shell

33‧‧‧Collection module

11‧‧‧First area

34‧‧‧Judgement module

12‧‧‧Second area

35‧‧‧Control module

20‧‧‧Battery

36‧‧‧Storage Module

30‧‧‧Main circuit

37‧‧‧Acceleration sensor

31‧‧‧voltage sensing components

38‧‧‧Gyro

13‧‧‧Wrists

S401, S403, S405 S407, S409‧‧ steps

1 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a game controller according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of the game controller of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a functional module diagram of a main circuit of the game controller of FIG. A flowchart of a control method provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

The embodiments of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a game controller 100 is provided for controlling a current pitching path of a ball game in a gaming machine (not shown). The game controller 100 can communicate with the gaming machine through an infrared remote control or a data line connection, and the current pitching path can be displayed by the display screen of the gaming machine. The game controller 100 includes a housing 10, a battery 20 housed in the housing 10, and a main circuit 30. In the present embodiment, the ball game is a baseball game, and the casing 10 has a baseball shape.

The outer casing 10 has a first region 11 and a second region 12. In the present embodiment, the first region 11 is mainly covered with a soft wear-resistant material such as leather, and the second region 12 is a seam. When the user uses the game controller 100, the first area 11 of the game controller 100 is grasped by the hand, and the finger is pressed on the second area 12, and then by mimicking the pitching posture of the baseball game, The game controller 100 is thrown. At least one wristband 13 is fixedly disposed on the outer casing 10, and the wristband 13 can be sleeved on the wrist of the user to define a moving distance of the game controller 100 to prevent the game controller 100 from being dropped on the ground. The battery 20 is used to supply power to the main circuit 30. In the present embodiment, the battery 20 is a lithium battery.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the main circuit 30 includes a plurality of piezoelectric sensing elements 31 , a plurality of touch sensing elements 32 , a collecting module 33 , a determining module 34 , and a control module 35 .

The complex voltage sensing component 31 is configured to sense the pressure of the user's finger on the game controller 100 and convert the pressure into a voltage signal. The plurality of piezoelectric sensing elements 31 are sequentially disposed in the second region 12 and have respective preset first numbers for marking the order in which the piezoelectric sensing elements 31 output signals. In the present embodiment, the piezoelectric sensing element 31 sequentially forms the first number from the wristband 13 respectively. The piezoelectric sensing component 31 has respective voltage output terminals, which are respectively connected to an analog-to-digital converter (not shown) for analogizing the voltage of the complex voltage sensing component 31. The signal is converted to a digital signal. In this embodiment When the piezoelectric sensing component 31 senses the pressure, it outputs a "1" signal, and when the pressure is not sensed, it outputs a "0" signal.

The plurality of touch sensing elements 32 are used to sense the signal of the location of the user's palm. The plurality of touch sensing elements 32 are evenly disposed on the inner surface of the first region 11. Specifically, the touch sensing component 32 is a capacitive sensing component. Each of the touch sensing elements 32 includes a metal foil and a crucible for connecting to a control chip (not shown). The metal foil corresponds to a second number, and the second number is used to mark the output signal of the touch sensing component 32. Order. The plurality of metal foils are uniformly distributed on the inner surface of the first region 11. When the metal foil is touched by the outer conductor, the capacitance thereof changes, and the control wafer is used to obtain the second and second according to the capacitance change of the metal foil. The current signal corresponding to the number. In this embodiment, the control chip is also connected to the analog-to-digital converter. When the touch sensing component 32 senses a change in capacitance, it outputs a “1” signal, and when the capacitance is not sensed, the output “0” is output. "Signal.

The collecting module 33 is configured to collect the current signal value of the piezoelectric sensing component 31 and the touch sensing component 32, and the current signal value is a binary digital value sequentially arranged corresponding to each first number or second number. Or a decimal digit value converted from binary. In the embodiment, the collecting module 33 obtains the "1 signal and "0" signal" of the piezoelectric sensing component 31 and the touch sensing component 32 by the analog-to-digital converter, the "1" signal and " The 0" signals are respectively arranged into two binary digital values in the order of the first number and the second number, and the two binary digital values are the current signal values of the piezoelectric sensing component 31 and the touch sensing component 32, respectively. .

The determination module 34 stores in advance a plurality of preset preset signal values and a preset pitching path. In this embodiment, the preset signal value is also a decimal digit converted into a binary digit or a binary digit. The determining module 34 is configured to determine a current pitching path according to the current signal value collected by the collecting module 33. Specifically, the determining module 34 compares the current signal value with the preset signal value one by one, and when the current signal value matches the preset signal value, the determining module 34 determines the current The pitching path is a preset pitching path corresponding to the preset signal value.

The control module 35 is configured to obtain the determination result of the determination module 34, and according to the determination result of the determination module 34, trigger the processor and the control in the game machine when the game controller 100 is thrown. The command is executed to display the current pitching path on the display.

In order to meet the requirements of the player for naming a plurality of pitching paths, the main circuit 30 further includes a storage module 36 for storing a preset pitching path and corresponding current input or input by the user according to the confirmation command of the user. Signal value for the user to set different pitching paths. Specifically, the storage module 36 is connected to the collection module 33. When the collection module 33 collects the current signal, a prompt to confirm the storage may appear on the game machine. If yes, the user can select the corresponding pre-preparation. The pitching path is set or the favorite pitching path is named. When the game controller 100 is used next time, the game player displays the preset pitching path or the named pitching path according to the current signal collected by the collecting module 33.

In addition, in order to increase the realism of the game, the game controller 100 further includes an acceleration sensor 37 disposed in the casing 10 and a gyroscope 38 disposed at the center of the casing 10. The acceleration sensor 37 is configured to calculate a pitching acceleration based on a resultant force received by the game controller 100, and transmit the pitching acceleration to the gaming machine. The gaming machine displays the change in the ball speed of the current pitching path in the display screen according to the pitching acceleration. The gyroscope 38 maintains the direction based on the principle that the direction of rotation of the rotating object does not change without being affected by an external force. The gyroscope 38 is capable of sensing the rotational speed of the game controller 100 and transmitting the rotational speed to the gaming machine. The gaming machine reads the direction indicated by the gyroscope 38 and automatically transmits the data signal to the control system of the gaming machine to display the rotation of the ball in the display screen.

As shown in FIG. 4, a game control method provided by the present invention is used in the game controller 100 described above. The control method includes the following steps: In step S401, the piezoelectric sensing component 31 and the touch sensing component 32 sense the current signal. In this embodiment, when the piezoelectric sensing component 31 senses the pressure, it outputs a “1” signal, and when the pressure is not sensed, it outputs a “0” signal; when the touch sensing component 32 senses the capacitance When a change occurs, it outputs a "1" signal, and when it does not sense a change in capacitance, it outputs a "0" signal.

In step S403, the current signal of the piezoelectric sensing component 31 and the touch sensing component 32 is collected, and the current signal is converted into a digital signal by the analog-to-digital converter, thereby being converted into a current signal value. Specifically, the "1" signal and the "0" signal of the piezoelectric sensing component 31 and the touch sensing component 32 are obtained by the collecting module 33, and the "1" signal and the "0" signal are respectively according to the first The order of the number and the second number is arranged in a binary digital value to obtain the current signal value of the piezoelectric sensing element 31 and the touch sensing element 32.

In addition, in order to meet the player's demand for multiple ball paths, the current signal value is collected, and step S405 may be further performed: storing the user input or selected pitching path and the corresponding current signal value according to the user's confirmation command, for the user. Set different pitching paths. Specifically, when the current signal is collected, a prompt for confirming the storage may appear on the gaming machine. If yes, the user can select a corresponding preset pitching path or input a preference for the pitching path of the user, and use the game control next time. At 100, the game opportunity displays the preset pitching path or the named pitching path based on the collected current signal value.

Step S407, judging the current pitching path according to the collected current signal value. Specifically, the digital signal value is compared with the preset signal value one by one, and when the two match, the current pitching path is determined to be a corresponding preset pitching path.

Step S409, according to the judgment result, when the game controller 100 is thrown, the game machine is controlled to display the current pitching path.

The game controller 100 of the present invention has a plurality of piezoelectric sensing elements 31 and a touch in the casing 10. Sensing element 32. When the user uses the game controller 100, the game controller 100 can be thrown out by imitating the actual pitching motion, and the current signal value is collected by the main circuit in the game controller 100, and triggered and displayed according to the current signal value. Current pitching path. The user can experience the pitching posture while playing the game, which not only increases the authenticity and fun of the game, but also can exercise the body.

It is to be understood that those skilled in the art can make various other changes and modifications in accordance with the technical concept of the present invention, and all such changes and modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

30‧‧‧Main circuit

34‧‧‧Judgement module

31‧‧‧voltage sensing components

35‧‧‧Control module

32‧‧‧Touch sensing components

36‧‧‧Storage Module

33‧‧‧Collection module

Claims (9)

A game controller for controlling a current pitching path of a ball game in a gaming machine, the current pitching path being displayable by a display screen, the controller comprising a casing, a main circuit housed in the casing, and a battery, the battery Providing power to the main circuit, the improvement being that the housing has a first area and a second area, when the user uses the game controller, holding the first area of the game controller and pressing the finger in the second area The main circuit includes: a plurality of piezoelectric sensing elements disposed in the second area and configured to sense a current signal of a position of the user's finger, wherein the plurality of pressure sensing elements respectively have a preset first a plurality of touch sensing elements disposed on the inner surface of the first area and configured to sense a current signal of a position of the user's palm, wherein the plurality of touch sensing elements respectively have a preset second number; the collection module, The method is used for collecting the current sensing component and the current signal value sensed by the touch sensing component, wherein the current signal value corresponds to each first a binary digit value sequentially arranged by a number or a second number or a decimal digit value converted from a binary digit; a judging module in which a plurality of preset preset signal values corresponding to each other and a preset pitching path are pre-stored, The determining module is configured to determine a current pitching path according to the current signal value collected by the collecting module, and a control module, configured to control the moment when the game controller is thrown according to the judgment result of the determining module The gaming machine displays the current pitching path. The game controller of claim 1, wherein the outer casing is fixedly provided with at least one wristband, and one end of the wristband is sleeved on the wrist of the user. The game controller of claim 1, wherein: the main circuit further comprises a storage The module is configured to store a preset pitching path and a corresponding current signal value input or selected by the user according to the confirmation command of the user. The game controller of claim 1, wherein: each of the touch sensing elements comprises a metal foil, the metal foil corresponding to the second number, the plurality of metal foils being evenly distributed on the inner surface of the first region When the metal foil is touched by the external conductor, its capacitance changes. The game controller of claim 1, wherein the game controller further comprises an acceleration sensor disposed in the housing, the acceleration sensor for calculating a pitch according to a resultant force of the game controller. Acceleration and transfer the pitching acceleration to the gaming machine. The game controller of claim 1, wherein the game controller further comprises a gyroscope disposed at a center of the casing for sensing a rotational speed of the game controller, and rotating the speed Transfer to the game console. A game control method for use in a game controller according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the control method comprising the steps of: sensing the piezoelectric sensing element and sensing the touch sensing element The current signal, wherein the plurality of piezoelectric sensing elements respectively have a preset first number, and the plurality of touch sensing elements respectively have a preset second number, and the current signal value is sequentially corresponding to each first number or second number. Arranging the binary digit value or the decimal digit value converted from the binary digit; collecting the current sensing signal of the piezoelectric sensing component and the touch sensing component; determining the current pitching path according to the collected current signal; As a result, the gaming machine is controlled to display the current pitching path. The game control method of claim 7, wherein after collecting the piezoelectric sensing component and the current signal of the touch sensing component, the method further comprises the step of: storing the user input or the selected pitching according to the user's confirmation command. Path and corresponding current signal value. The game control method according to claim 7, wherein: according to the collected current information In the step of judging the pitching path, the digital signal value is compared with the preset signal value one by one, and when the two match, the current pitching path is determined to be a corresponding preset pitching path.