WO2006095780A1 - Character conversion device, recording medium containing program for information processing device, reception content display method, and reception content display system - Google Patents

Abstract

A character received is converted into a character dynamic image which is difficult to be understood at a glance, thereby providing a game element as an interpretation of a character. A mobile telephone (1) stores in advance a character dynamic database containing a character dynamic image G for predetermined characters, a character conversion program, etc. The character dynamic image G contained in the character dynamic image database is formed by a frame image for changing the posture and shape of a character so that a display object moves along a trajectory of a predetermined character. When a user operates an operation unit (4) of the mobile telephone (1), the mobile telephone (1) receives a character desired by the user, selects a character dynamic image G corresponding to the received character from the character dynamic image database, reproduces the selected character dynamic image G, and displays it on a monitor unit (3). The user looks at the character dynamic image G and guesses what is the character.

Description

 Specification

 Character conversion device, recording medium recording program for information processing device, received content display method, and received content display system

 Technical field

 [0001] The present invention records a program for a character conversion device that converts a normal character into a character video that is difficult to recognize at a glance, and an information processing device that defines a process for conversion into a character video in order to improve game performance. The present invention relates to a received content display method and a received content display system for displaying received content using a recording medium and a character conversion device.

 Background art

 [0002] Conventionally, information processing apparatuses such as mobile phones, PDAs, and personal computers can input various characters by a user operating input devices such as keys and buttons of the apparatus. Has the function of converting to katakana or kanji. An apparatus that converts input characters into various contents such as an animation image that does not convert them into general characters is disclosed in Patent Document 1 below, and is related to character conversion. However, a system and method for displaying the stroke order of kanji are disclosed in Patent Documents 2 and 3 below.

 [0003] On the other hand, the information processing apparatus described above generally has a communication function, and the contents of input characters (sentences) can be transmitted and received between the information processing apparatuses as electronic mail. The following Patent Documents 4 to 6 disclose creating and transmitting an animation movie according to the contents of input characters (sentences) for such transmission / reception of e-mails.

 [0004] In addition, in order to enhance the enjoyment and gameability related to sending and receiving e-mail, there is software that performs processing that produces a pet carrying an e-mail (see Non-Patent Document 1). In addition, in order to improve the expressiveness when displaying e-mails, the destination device is notified of the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) address of the specified server, and the destination device is sent to that URL. There is also a service that can display the contents of e-mails with added expressiveness by adding images by accessing (see Non-Patent Document 2).

Patent Document 1: JP-A-10-222501 Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-98866

 Patent Document 3: JP 2000-89746

 Patent Document 4: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-88335

 Patent Document 5: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-16676

 Patent Document 6: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-238020

 Non-patent document 1: "Postpet (registered trademark)", [online], February 1, 2005, Sony Communication Network Corporation, [Search February 1, 2005], Internet URL: http://www.postpet.so-net.ne.jp

 Non-Patent Document 2: "Yahoo! Daring", [online], February 1, 2005, Yahoo Japan Corporation, [Search February 1, 2005], Internet URL: http: 〃 greetings.yahoo. co.jp

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 Disclosure of the invention

 Problems to be solved by the invention

 [0005] Recently, it is particularly popular among young people to communicate with only a limited number of people in their peers and to communicate with other people using characters that are difficult to read. However, conventional character conversion devices usually focus on efficient character conversion, and therefore have game-like elements that allow the user to interpret how the displayed characters are. And then ... Therefore, there is a problem that the conventional character conversion device cannot cope with an application for converting an input character into a form that is difficult to read.

 [0006] Also, as shown in Patent Documents 4 to 6, there is an e-mail transmission / reception method that creates and transmits an animation image corresponding to the content of a character (sentence), but the character itself can be read at a glance. There is nothing to send and receive in a form that is difficult to do. In addition, as shown in Non-Patent Document 2, an additional element that is not related to characters such as pets and images is added to improve the performance and expressiveness of processing related to e-mail. There is a problem that there is no one that can send and receive electronic mail with enhanced play elements by allowing the user to read characters based on the trajectory to be expressed.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and by converting an input character into a character moving image that moves a display object along a character trajectory, character interpretation (character recognition). The object of the present invention is to provide a character conversion device capable of character conversion including a game-like element, and a recording medium on which a program for an information processing device is recorded.

 In addition, the present invention applies a conversion to character animation to transmission / reception of e-mails, etc., and gives the user a game-like element that does not exist before when the contents of received e-mails are displayed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a received content display method and a received content display system.

 Means for solving the problem

 [0008] In order to solve the above-described problem, a character conversion device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a character receiving unit that receives a character, and moves the display object along the trajectory of the character received by the character receiving unit. Conversion means for converting into a character animation to be performed. The character conversion device according to the second invention includes a character video database in which a character is associated with a character video that moves a display object along a trajectory of the character, and the conversion means includes the character video database. From the above, there is provided means for selecting a character moving image corresponding to the character received by the character receiving means.

[0009] Further, the character conversion device according to the third invention comprises a trajectory database in which a character is associated with trajectory data indicating the trajectory of the character and the order of writing the trajectory, and the conversion means includes the trajectory described above. Database power means for selecting trajectory data corresponding to the character received by the character receiving means, means for creating a character moving image that moves the display object according to the trajectory of the character indicated by the selected trajectory data and the order of writing the trajectory; It is characterized by providing.

 Furthermore, a character conversion device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention includes a trajectory specifying unit that specifies a trajectory of the character received by the character receiving unit, and the conversion unit displays the trajectory specified by the trajectory specifying unit. It is equipped with a means to create a character animation that moves an object.

 [0010] In the character conversion device according to the fifth invention, the display object is a character.

In the character conversion device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the display object corresponds to a part of a character's body, and the character changes the posture, Z, or body shape to change the display object. It is characterized by moving the tattoo.

 [0011] A recording medium on which a program for an information processing device according to a seventh aspect of the invention is recorded is an information processing device for causing an information processing device provided with a character receiving means for receiving characters to convert received characters. In a recording medium readable by a computer recording a program, the information processing device converts the character received by the character receiving means into a character moving image that moves a display object along the trajectory of the character. It functions as a means.

 [0012] In the received content display method according to the eighth aspect of the invention, the character conversion device includes a communication unit, and the content transmitted by the character conversion device using the communication unit includes a moving image reproduction unit and a display unit. Is received and displayed on the display unit, wherein the character conversion device accepts a character and converts it into a character video, transmits the converted character video to the communication device, and transmits the communication. The apparatus is characterized in that the received character moving image is reproduced by the moving image reproducing means and displayed on the display unit.

 [0013] In the received content display method according to the ninth aspect of the invention, the character conversion device includes a communication means, a moving image playback means, and a display unit, and the communication device accepts the character and displays the character as the character. A received content display method for displaying the content of a character transmitted to a conversion device and received by the character conversion device on the display unit, wherein the character conversion device converts the received character into a character animation and converts the converted character A moving image is reproduced by the moving image reproducing means and displayed on the display unit.

 [0014] A received content display method according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is the content received from the server, in which a communication device having a video playback means and a display unit accesses the server having the character conversion device via a network. In the received content display method, the server receives a character from a network, converts the received character into a character video with the character conversion device, and converts the converted character video into the communication device power. Is transmitted to the communication device in response to the access, and the communication device reproduces the received character moving image by the moving image reproducing means and displays it on the display unit.

[0015] A received content display system according to an eleventh aspect of the invention includes the character conversion device having communication means and a communication device having a display unit, and the character conversion device transmits the communication means using the communication means. The received content is received by the communication device and displayed on the display unit. The communication means included in the character conversion device is configured to transmit the character moving image converted from the received character. Means for transmitting to the communication device, the communication device comprising means for receiving the transmitted character moving image and moving image reproducing means for reproducing the received character moving image and displaying it on the display unit. And

 [0016] A received content display system according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention includes a communication device that receives and transmits a character, and the character conversion device that includes a communication unit and a display unit, and the character transmitted from the communication device A received content display system in which a character conversion device is configured to display content related to characters received by the communication means on the display unit, wherein the character conversion device converts received characters into a character video. And a moving image reproducing means for reproducing the converted character moving image and displaying it on the display unit.

 [0017] A received content display system according to a thirteenth invention includes a server, a communication device having a display unit and means for accessing the server via a network, and the content received by the communication device from the server. In the received content display system, the server includes means for receiving network power characters, the character conversion device for converting the received characters into a character video, and the converted characters. Means for transmitting a moving image to the communication device in response to access by the communication device, and the communication device includes a moving image reproducing means for reproducing the received character moving image and displaying it on the display unit. And

[0018] In the first invention and the seventh invention, since the received character is converted into a character video that moves the display object along the trajectory of the character, what character is the converted character? It is necessary to interpret whether the display object is moving according to the trajectory along which the display object moves. As a result, the user cannot read the character at a glance, so a game-like element occurs in which the user sees the trajectory that the display object is moving and determines what the character is. You can add new enjoyment by converting it to difficult contents. Note that the converted character animation has a difficulty in character interpretation by appropriately adjusting the speed at which the display object moves, the length of the afterimage to which the display object has moved, and the size of the trajectory itself at which the display object moves. Can be adjusted. Outside the display object, It is preferable to move according to the writing order of the characters.When the trajectory representing the characters is moved from the beginning to the end, it is possible to repeat the movement by returning to the beginning again. The viewpoint power to assist is suitable.

 [0019] In the second invention, since the character moving image database that associates the character and the moving image that moves the display object along the trajectory of the character is provided, the character moving image corresponding to the received character is displayed as the character moving image. Database power By simply selecting, it becomes possible to convert received characters into text animation smoothly and easily. In order to support conversion to various character videos, it is necessary to include a large number of character videos in the character video database. If special character forms such as character videos are considered, hiragana and katakana , You can build a character animation database focusing on Roman characters, small strokes, kanji, etc.

[0020] In the third invention, a trajectory database in which a character is associated with trajectory data indicating the trajectory of the character and the order of writing the trajectory is provided, and the conversion means indicates the trajectory data corresponding to the received character. Since the character video is created according to the character trajectory and the order of writing the trajectory, the required data capacity of the database (trajectory database) is reduced compared to the database of the character video itself (character video database). In addition, since character videos are created at any time, it is possible to create character movies with different expressions according to the situation, and it is possible to easily provide character movies with various expressions compared to the case where a database of character movies is provided. .

[0021] In the fourth invention, the character trajectory of the received character is specified, and the character moving image is generated to move the display object along the trajectory. Therefore, the character video is converted without providing a database. Can be done. In addition, since the database does not relate to conversion to character animation, there are no technical limitations on the types of characters that can be converted, and various characters can be converted to character animation. In order to specify the character trajectory with high accuracy, it is preferable to first create vector data for the character form and specify the character trajectory by referring to the contents represented by the vector data.

[0022] In the fifth invention, by making the display object to be moved along the character trajectory into a character, it is possible to enhance the enjoyment that can be provided to the user, and to enrich the animation in the form of character animation. . The character has a human body motif , Animal motifs, other tangible motifs, newly created, etc. can be applied.

 [0023] In the sixth invention, the display object is made to correspond to a part of the body of the character, and the display object is moved along the character trajectory by changing the posture and / or body shape of the character. The movie is in a form where the character expresses the character by driving the body. As a result, the element of play, that is, the character power expressed by the character's movement, is increased, and the user can enjoy a kind of game that has never existed before. If the character has a human shape, if the display object corresponds to the character's buttocks, the character animation will look like a bottom character. If the display object corresponds to the character's abdomen, the character animation will Or it becomes a umbilical character form and can express fun and humor.

 [0024] In the eighth and eleventh inventions, when an e-mail is sent and received, the character conversion device serving as the transmission source converts the character into a character moving image and transmits it to the destination communication device. Even if the communication device does not have a function of converting to a character moving image, the user of the communication device can display a character moving image and enjoy a new character display form. In addition, since it is difficult to read such text and videos at a glance, it is possible to respond smartly to the use of e-mail, which means sharing communication and sharing fun only with friends.

 [0025] In the ninth and twelfth inventions, when sending and receiving e-mails, the communication device as the transmission source normally transmits characters, and the character conversion device as the transmission destination converts it to a character video. Since conversion is performed, the user of the character conversion device can display a character moving image and enjoy an unprecedented character display mode while reducing the burden on communication. The ninth aspect of the present invention can also be suitably applied to a usage mode in which communication is established only within the group, which has recently become popular.

[0026] In the tenth invention and the thirteenth invention, the server converts the character into a moving image and transmits it to the communication device when the mail content with improved expressibility is transmitted via the server. The user of the communication device can check the contents of the mail while enjoying the pleasure of reading the characters from the displayed character video. By transmitting the mail content via the server, it is possible to add other additional elements to the text video, further improving the expressiveness of the text video, and being the sender and receiver of e-mail. Both communication devices Since no conversion process is required, both communication devices do not increase the burden on the conversion process for text and moving images.

 The invention's effect

 [0027] In the first invention and the seventh invention, since the received character is converted into a character video, the character after conversion is determined by the trajectory of the display object moving. It is possible to provide a user with a game element that does not exist so far.

 In the second aspect of the invention, since the character moving image database in which the character and the character moving image for moving the display object along the trajectory of the character are associated is provided, the conversion to the character moving image can be performed smoothly and easily.

 [0028] In the third invention, since a trajectory database is provided and a character moving image is created in accordance with the trajectory of the character indicated by the trajectory data included in the trajectory database and the order in which the trajectory is written, In addition to reducing the amount of data, it is possible to create character animations with various expressions and provide them to users.

 In the fourth invention, a character moving image is created by identifying the trajectory of the received character and moving the display object along the trajectory, so that it can be converted into a character moving image without having a database. Various character animations can be created by greatly relaxing restrictions on conversion to character animation.

 In the fifth invention, by making the display object to be moved along the trajectory of the character a character, it is possible to improve the enjoyment that can be provided to the user and to enrich the variation of the character moving image.

 In the sixth invention, the display object is made to correspond to a part of the character's body, the posture and / or body shape of the character is changed, and the display object is moved along the character trajectory. It is possible to provide a character animation in a form that expresses characters by moving them, and it is possible to further improve the game characteristics of reading characters.

[0030] In the eighth and eleventh inventions, when sending and receiving e-mails and the like, the character moving image converted by the transmitting device is transmitted, so the receiving device reproduces and displays the received character moving image. It is only necessary to reduce the processing load on the receiving apparatus, and it is possible to add the fun of applying the received contents to the user of the receiving apparatus. In the ninth and twelfth inventions, when sending and receiving e-mails, etc., the receiving device normally transmits, and the content received by the receiving device is converted into a character video and displayed. Therefore, after reducing the processing load on the transmitting device, the user of the receiving device cannot read the received contents at a glance!

[0031] In the tenth invention and the thirteenth invention, the server performs the character video conversion process when transmitting the mail content with improved expressibility via the server. This eliminates the processing burden associated with character conversion at the destination device and increases the efficiency of the conversion process.

 Brief Description of Drawings

 FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mobile phone device corresponding to the character conversion device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

 FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the mobile phone according to the first embodiment.

 FIG. 3 is a chart showing the contents of a character video database.

 [FIG. 4] (a) to (f) are schematic diagrams showing the moving form of the display object with respect to “shi” of hiragana.

 [Fig.5] (a) is a schematic diagram of a display screen for character input, (b) is a schematic diagram of a display screen on which character input has been performed, and (c) is converted from a plurality of characters. FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a thumbnail image including a plurality of character moving images.

 FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a character related to a character moving image of a modified example.

 [FIG. 7] (a) to (d) are schematic diagrams of frame images constituting a character moving image of a modified example.

 FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing a character moving image according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

 FIG. 9 is a chart showing the contents of the trajectory database.

 FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a character image, where (a) shows a character image with a basic posture, and (b) shows a character image with the posture changed.

 FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a computer corresponding to a character conversion device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

 FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a computer according to a third embodiment.

[Figure 13] Outline of vector data showing the trajectory for Hiragana's "I" and the order in which the trajectory is written It is a schematic diagram.

 FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of a received content display system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

 FIG. 15 is a first flowchart showing a processing procedure of a received content display method according to the fourth embodiment.

 FIG. 16 is a second flowchart showing a processing procedure of a received content display method according to a modification of the fourth embodiment.

 FIG. 17 is a schematic view of a received content display system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a character / video conversion server.

FIG. 19 is a schematic view showing a character moving image according to the fifth embodiment.

 FIG. 20 is a third flowchart showing the processing procedure of the received content display method of the fifth embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

 1 Mobile phone

 3 Monitor section

 10 Control unit

 11 Communications department

 12 Display processing section

 16 L | P¾

 19 Character conversion program

 20 character video database

 30 Trajectory database

 31 Character image

 40 computers

 45 mouse

 47 Character drawing program

 48 Character locus identification program

 50, 60 Received content display system

70 character video conversion server 76 Additional information database

 C, C ', c characters

 G, Gl, G2, G3, G10, g character video

 Gla to Glf, G2a to G2f, G3a to G3e Frame images

 Η, Η ', h display object

 Kl, K2, Kx locus data

 Kla ~ Klc, K2a, K2b Child locus data

 BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

 FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mobile phone 1 (information processing device) corresponding to the character conversion device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The mobile phone 1 is capable of character input by user operation, and the input character is converted to a character video G in which the character C moves to represent the character by the function of the character conversion device. RU

 [0035] The mobile phone 1 employs a housing 2 that allows the lid 2a to be opened and closed with respect to the main body 2b. A monitor unit 3 is attached to the lid unit 2a, and an operation unit 4 including a number of buttons and keys such as up / down / left / right keys 4a to 4d and an enter key 4e is provided on the main unit 2b, and the main unit 2b A slot 5 into which a storage medium such as a semiconductor memory is inserted is opened on the side surface 2d.

 FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main part of the cellular phone 1 relating to the present invention. In the mobile phone 1, each unit 11 to 16 is connected to a control unit 10 that performs various controls via an internal bus 17. The communication unit 11 connected to the internal bus 17 performs processing for wireless communication and communication, and can send and receive data related to e-mails based on the control instructions of the control unit 10 and display websites. Such data and program data can be received (downloaded). When the communication unit 11 receives data including characters, the communication unit 11 functions as a character receiving unit that receives characters.

[0037] As shown in Fig. 1, the operation unit 4 is provided with a large number of buttons and keys, and each button and key is operated by the user to receive various inputs. Includes operation instructions and characters. When the operation unit 4 accepts a character by operating each button or key, the operation unit 4 functions as a character accepting unit that accepts a character. In addition, when the operation unit 4 receives an operation instruction, the operation unit 4 displays the received operation instruction. For example, when an operation instruction for transmission / reception of an e-mail is received, the control unit 10 transmits a notification to that effect to the control unit 10, and the control unit 10 transmits / receives an e-mail to the communication unit 11. Will be issued.

 [0038] The display processing unit 12 performs reproduction processing of a moving image, and performs reproduction processing of frame image data constituting the moving image transmitted through the internal bus 17 at a predetermined frame rate. The processed data is transmitted to the display interface unit 13. Note that the data constituting the moving image to be reproduced is transmitted to the display processing unit 12 through reading from the storage unit 16 or reception by the communication unit 11. The display interface unit 13 is connected to the monitor unit 3 and performs processing for displaying the transmitted content on the monitor unit 3. Therefore, when the transmitted content is data of a moving image reproduced by the display processing unit 12, the reproduced moving image is displayed on the monitor unit 3 by the display interface unit 13 performing a predetermined process.

 The external connection unit 14 is connected to a storage medium inserted into the slot 5 shown in FIG. 1, and accesses the storage medium to perform processing such as data reading and writing. When character data is read as the connected storage medium power data, the external connection unit 14 functions as a character receiving unit that receives characters. The RAM 15 temporarily stores data related to the processing of the control unit 10.

 [0040] The storage unit 16 stores various data, programs, databases, and the like. In the present embodiment, the character defining the processing contents for causing the character moving image database 20 and the control unit 10 to perform the character conversion process. A conversion program 19 and a program image 18 to be displayed on the monitor unit 3 as a user interface for performing character conversion processing are stored in advance. The storage unit 16 stores data other than the above, menu images, and the like, and can store new data received by the communication unit 11 and the external connection unit 14 as needed.

FIG. 3 shows a part of the character moving image database 20 stored in advance in the storage unit 16. The character animation database 20 includes characters such as hiragana characters, katakana characters, numbers, alphabetic roman characters, and kanji characters, and character animations Gl, G2, G3, etc. that move display objects along the trajectory of the characters. Are associated with each other. Each character video Gl, G2, G3 etc. are composed of a plurality of frame images.For example, the character video G1 associated with the character `` A '' in hiragana is composed of a plurality of frame images Gla to Glf, etc. The character video G2 associated with the character “I” is composed of a plurality of frame images G2a to G2f and the like, and the character “U” is composed of a plurality of frame images G3a to G3e and the like. It should be noted that if the trajectory of the display object indicated by each character video Gl, G2, etc. is too complicated, it will be very difficult for the user to interpret the characters. No way, but ...

 [0042] As shown in Fig. 1, the character animation G1 and the like of the first embodiment represent the character C having a human body shape from the back side. The character C has a circular shape on the buttocks Ca of the character C and the other. A display object H with different colors (shown as cross-hatching in Fig. 1) is provided. Comparing the frame images Gla, Gib, etc. that make up each character video G1, etc., the character C changes its posture and body shape and moves the position of the display object H! /.

 [0043] Specifically, the posture of character C changes in the frame image Gla shown first from the left and the frame image Gib shown second from the left of the character video G1 corresponding to "A". In the frame image Glc shown third from the left, the leg Cb of the character C extends and deforms compared to the other frame images Gla, Gib, and the like. Note that the frame images Gla, Gib, etc. shown in FIG. 2 are only representative, and are also shown between the frame images Gla, Glb, etc. Database 20 contains.

 [0044] The display object H moves when the character C changes its posture and body shape in each frame image Gla, Gib, etc. The character animation G1 etc. traces the trajectory of the corresponding character and moves sequentially. It is a thing. Figures 4 (a) to (f) show the movement of the display object H corresponding to the hiragana character "shi". Each image in Figures 4 (a) to (f) is a character video G1 etc. In order to clarify the moving form of the display object H, the drawing of the character C is omitted and only the display object H is shown by a solid line, and the character “SHI” is displayed. The trajectory K to be expressed is indicated by a broken line.

[0045] The display object H is described at a position according to the order (in the direction of the arrow in the figure) in which "shi" is written in each of the images in Figs. 4 (a) to 4 (f). Therefore, the images in Figs. 4 (a) to (f) By sequentially displaying on the monitor unit 3 at the frame rate, it appears to the user that the display object H moves along a predetermined character locus, and the user grasps the movement locus and corresponds to the grasped movement locus. The character of the locus will be judged. 4 (a) to (f) show the locus K of “shi” for convenience, and the track K is not drawn in the actual frame images Gla, Gib, etc.

 [0046] Further, in each actual frame image Gla, Gib, etc., the display object H corresponds to the buttock Ca of the character C, and the character C whose posture and body shape change so that the position of the display object H changes is drawn. When the character video G1 composed of each frame image Gla and Gib is displayed and played, the character C moves, changes its posture and body shape, and the display object H appears to move along the trajectory of a character. . Therefore, it is possible to produce a game characteristic in which the user is made not to be confused by the character C whose posture and body shape are changed, and to cause the user to hit a character corresponding to the movement trajectory of the display object H.

 Further, the character conversion program 19 stored in the storage unit 16 shown in FIG. 2 causes the control unit 10 to perform character conversion processing. Specifically, the mobile phone 1 identifies the characters received by the operation unit 4, the communication unit 11 and the external connection unit 14, and the character video corresponding to the identified characters is stored in the storage unit 16. By selecting the video database power, the received characters are converted to the selected text video. For example, when the mobile phone 1 accepts one character “A”, the control unit 10 selects the character video G 1 from the character video database 20 shown in FIG. 3, and the mobile phone 1 If you accept 3 characters such as “A”, “I”, “U”, you will select the text movie Gl, G2, G3.

[0048] It should be noted that the character conversion program 19 prescribes that the above-described character conversion process is started when a predetermined operation is received by the operation unit 4, and at the time of displaying the converted character video on the monitor unit 3. It also specifies the contents of control instructions to the display processing unit 12! This standard controls the playback instruction to display all the converted characters as thumbnails on the monitor unit 3 as shown in the thumbnail image 22 in Fig. 5 (c) when the conversion to text video is performed. The unit 10 outputs to the display processing unit 12. When receiving a reproduction instruction from the control unit 10, the display processing unit 12 reads out the character moving image to be displayed from the character moving image database 16 in the storage unit 16 and performs reproduction processing. [0049] When the right key 4d or the enter key 4e of the operation unit 4 is operated by the user in such a display state, the display process is performed so that the first character video G is displayed on the full screen as shown in FIG. The control unit 10 issues a full screen instruction to the unit 12. When receiving a full screen instruction from the control unit 10, the display processing unit 12 performs a reproduction process of repeatedly displaying the first character video G on the full screen. For example, if the character video G2 corresponding to “I” is displayed repeatedly on the entire screen, the display will return to the beginning when the first frame image G2a to the last frame image G2f constituting the character video G2 are displayed. It is displayed again from the first frame image G2a. By repeating the display in this way, even if the user cannot read the character by one movement of the display object H, the user can easily read the character while looking at it many times.

 [0050] When the above-described repeated display is performed and the right key 4d or the decision key 4e of the operation unit 4 is operated again by the user, the control unit 10 next displays the second character video G on the full screen. In response to the full screen instruction, the display processing unit 12 performs a reproduction process for repeatedly displaying the second character video G on the full screen. In the following, by sequentially performing the operations and processes described above, each character video G can be displayed sequentially in full screen display, and the user can read the characters for each character video G and display the next character video G. It becomes possible to proceed. Note that if the received character is one character, the converted character video G will be one, so full screen display will be performed from the beginning.

 Further, the program image 18 stored in advance in the storage unit 16 shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the monitor unit 3 when performing the character conversion process. Fig. 5 (a) and (b) show the display screen 21 for character reception, which is an example of the program image 18, and is displayed on the monitor unit 3 when the conversion source character is received by the operation on the operation unit 4. It is. The display screen 21 for character reception is provided with a character input field 21a and a selectable conversion button 21b. Characters received by the operation unit 4 are sequentially displayed in the character input field 21a (FIG. 5 ( b)). In addition, when the conversion button 21b is selected by the operation of the up / down / left / right keys 4a to 4d and the determination key 4e of the operation unit 4 in a state where characters are input, the control unit 10 shown in FIG. 2 performs the character conversion process described above. As shown in Fig. 5 (c), the converted character videos Ga to Ge are reproduced and displayed as thumbnails.

[0052] In FIG. 5 (c), the first character video Ga in the upper left corresponds to “ko” of hiragana before conversion. Below, the second character video Gb is “N”, the third character video Gc is “Ni”, the fourth character video Gd in the lower left is “Chi”, and the fifth character video Ge is “ Respectively. In the thumbnail image 22 shown in FIG. 5 (c), the user may interpret the characters corresponding to each of the character animations Ga to Ge, but usually the character animations Ga to Ge interpret the characters because the display size is small. Therefore, the thumbnail image 22 in FIG. 5 (c) is significant in that it indicates the number of converted characters (in this case, 5 characters).

 [0053] When converting the character received by the communication unit 11, the received character is first displayed on the monitor unit 3 together with the conversion button 21b shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) and converted from the displayed characters. The selection of the target character range is accepted by the operation unit 4, and the conversion process is performed by selecting the conversion button 21b in this state. In addition, when converting the character received by the external connection unit 14, the read character of the storage medium connected to the external connection unit 14 is first displayed on the monitor unit 3 together with the conversion button 21b. Processing is performed.

 [0054] As a usage form of the mobile phone 1 of the first embodiment described above, a user who inputs a character to be converted to the mobile phone 1 and a user who views the converted character video G are different. It can be used in such a way that you can enjoy the character animation G by looking at the character animation G. When this usage is developed, the user of the mobile phone 1 inputs a required character (sentence) and converts it into a power character video G, and shows the converted character video G to another person to teach and interpret. However, it can also be used as a new communication tool that communicates the user's own intentions using characters. In particular, the cellular phone device 1 according to the first embodiment can be suitably used recently for an opportunity to communicate only with a limited number of people in the group.

 It should be noted that the invention of the character conversion device according to the first embodiment is not limited to the contents described above, and there are various modifications. First, devices that can be applied to the character conversion device are not limited to the cellular phone 1. Various information processing devices such as a personal computer and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) having the same configuration as the block diagram of FIG. It can be used as a character conversion device. Furthermore, when displaying a plurality of converted character videos G, the first character video G may be displayed on a full screen without displaying the thumbnail image 22 shown in FIG. 5 (c).

[0056] In addition, the character moving image database 20 shown in FIG. 3 directly stores characters in each character moving image Gl, G2, etc. Instead of direct association, ANSI and Shift JIS, EUC, JIS code, Unicode, and UTF may be associated with a predetermined character code to indirectly associate a character with a character video. . In this case, the control unit 10 performs a process of specifying a character code for the character received by the mobile phone 1 and selecting a character video associated with the specified character code from the character video database of the modified example. Become.

[0057] Furthermore, character C appearing in character video G can of course be applied to other characters other than those shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, etc., in the form of a person or animal. Various objects such as objects, artificial objects, etc. can be applied, and the place where the display object H is provided is provided in any of various parts such as the abdomen, head, palm, and toes other than the buttocks It is also possible. In addition, character C may move display object H by changing only one of posture and body shape.

 [0058] In addition, in order to improve the game property that the character represented by the converted character video G is applied, an upper limit may be set for the number of times one character video G is repeatedly displayed, and the frame rate for display may be increased. For example, if the frame rate is increased, the moving speed of the display object H increases, and the difficulty of character interpretation increases.

 [0059] Furthermore, in order to increase the difficulty of character interpretation, it is conceivable to reduce the range of movement of the display object H. Specifically, by shortening the limbs of human or animal characters, It is preferable to provide a display object H on the character's buttocks or abdomen. Furthermore, in order to further increase the difficulty of character interpretation, it supports character animation that corresponds to a mirrored character trajectory with the received character reversed left or right, or character trajectory with the received character inverted vertically. The character video database 20 may be included in the character video database 20.

 FIG. 6 shows the character C included in the frame image of the modified example, and describes an afterimage portion Ha along the movement trajectory of the display object H in order to reduce the difficulty of character interpretation. By describing the afterimage portion Ha in this way, when a character video is played back, the display object H becomes a dotted line of power display, and the level of character interpretation can be lowered. .

FIG. 7 shows frame images Gxl to Gx4 that constitute a character video of another modification. In the frame images Gxl to Gx4 of the modification example, the display object H ′ is equivalent to the whole cat-shaped character that is not part of the character, and the display object itself is the character C ′. In this modification, it is described to move along the trajectory of the character of `` Cat-shaped character power '', and by playing back and displaying the character video composed of each frame image Gxl to Gx4, The user sees the character C 'moving along the character trajectory. In the modified example shown in FIG. 7, only the character corresponding to the display object H ′ is displayed, and there is no other display that confuses the user. Lower. In addition, in the modification shown in FIG. 7, it is possible to apply a character other than the cat to the character C ′, and furthermore, an afterimage relating to movement may be displayed in the same manner as in the form shown in FIG. .

In addition, in the storage unit 16 shown in FIG. 2, music data is stored, and in parallel with the process in which the control unit 10 displays the character video G on the monitor unit 3, a music playback processing unit is not shown. In addition, the game data may be further enhanced by reproducing and outputting the stored music data by using the force of power and outputting the music while reproducing and displaying the character video. Note that the music data linked to the playback of text and video can be diverted from the mobile phone 1 that is stored for incoming calls. When multiple music data are stored, it is randomly selected. Alternatively, it is preferable that the control unit 10 selects music data as specified by the user and reproduces it by the music reproduction processing unit.

 [0063] Further, a button such as "original conversion" can be selected at the corner of the character video G in FIG. 1 or the thumbnail image 22 in FIG. 5 (c) so that the user operates the operation unit 4. When the “convert original” button is selected, the control unit 10 refers to the character video database 20 to identify the original character corresponding to the character video G, and the specified original character is input to the monitor unit 3. It may be displayed. By doing this, if the text video G that is played back cannot be deciphered by any means, the original text can be restored and the content can be deciphered.

FIG. 8 shows a character moving image g according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, the same device as the first embodiment can be applied to the device that displays the character moving image g. Therefore, when the mobile phone 1 of the first embodiment is used, the character moving image g of the second embodiment is used. The contents of the display are explained below. In the following description, each part of the mobile phone 1 is denoted by the same reference numerals as in the first embodiment. Is used.

 In the second embodiment, regarding the display of the character moving image g, instead of storing the character moving image database 20 as shown in FIG. 3 in the storage unit 16 (see FIG. 2), the trajectory database 30 shown in FIG. This is characterized in that the control unit 10 appropriately creates the character moving image g at the time of conversion based on the trajectory data included in the trajectory database 30 by changing the specified contents of the character conversion program 19.

 [0066] The trajectory database 30 shown in FIG. 9 is a trajectory that is vector data indicating each character of hiragana, each character of katakana, numbers, alphabetic Roman letters, kanji, etc., and the trajectory of the characters and the order of writing the trajectory. Data Kl, Κ2, Κχ, etc. are associated with each other. Each trajectory data Kl, Κ2, 等 χ, etc. is composed of multiple child trajectory data Kla to Klc, K2a, K2b, etc., if the associated characters cannot be written with a single stroke. Each child trajectory data Kla, K1 b, etc. corresponds to vector data in a range that can be drawn with a single stroke, and each point passing from the start point SI and the position of the end point are defined by an orthogonal XY coordinate system, and between each point is a straight line It is a thing to tie.

 [0067] For example, the first child trajectory data Kla constituting the trajectory data K1 corresponding to the character "a" has a form in which the start point S1 and the end point S2 are connected by a horizontal straight line. The order is to write the tracks. The second child trajectory data Klb of the trajectory data K1 is the first child trajectory data Kla with vector data that sequentially connects the start point S3, multiple via points S4 to S7, and the end point S8 in a straight line. Furthermore, the third child trajectory data Klc is obtained by collecting vector data that sequentially connects the second child trajectory data K2 with the start point S9, multiple via points S10 to S15, and the end point S16 in a straight line. ing. The trajectory database 30 including the trajectory data K 1, K 2 and the like described above requires a smaller amount of data than the character moving image database 20 of the first embodiment, and therefore the amount of the storage area of the storage unit 16 is occupied. This is reduced compared to the first embodiment.

[0068] In addition, the storage unit 16 of the mobile phone 1 also stores character image data indicating the basic configuration of the character c shown in FIG. Fig. 10 (a) shows a simplified character image 31 compared to the actual character c. The character image 31 includes a head cl, a torso c2, a left arm c3, a left forearm c4, and a right arm c5. , Right forearm c6, left crotch c7, left lower knee c8, right thick The crotch part c9 and the right knee lower part clO are connected so as to be displaceable, and points P1 to P11 are provided at the end of each part, the connection part, and the place where the display object h is provided. Note that a point P1 for providing a display object h is provided at a position corresponding to the center of the abdomen of the torso c2, and as a result, in the second embodiment, the character c moves the abdomen ca as shown in FIG. The position of the display object h will be displaced.

[0069] The character conversion program 19 according to the second embodiment is configured to select the trajectory data Kl, Κ2, etc. corresponding to the characters received by the mobile phone 1 from the trajectory database 30, except that the database to be used is different. Is the same as in the first embodiment, but the content that the control unit 10 creates a character animation g for display based on the selected track data Kl, l2, etc. is newly added.

 Specifically, the contents added to the character conversion program 19 of the second embodiment will be described when the trajectory data K1 corresponding to the character “A” is selected from the trajectory database 30 shown in FIG. First, the control unit 10 grasps the coordinates of the start point S1 and the end point S2 of the first child trajectory data Kla of the selected trajectory data K1, and points to the start point S1 based on the data of the character image 31 stored in the storage unit 2. A character image 31 having a posture combined with P1 is created, and the first frame image constituting the character moving image g is created based on the created character image 31. Next, a plurality of frame images representing the character image 31 that is displaced to a posture in which the point P2 is aligned with the end point S2 are created.

 [0071] Hereinafter, character images 31 having postures corresponding to the points S3 to S8 of the second child trajectory data Klb and the points S9 to S16 of the third child trajectory data are sequentially generated, including those during posture displacement. A frame image is created accordingly. In this way, a character video is constructed by combining frame images corresponding to the trajectories connected at each point of the child trajectory data Kla to Klc, and the character video is reproduced and displayed. The contents of the character c moving the display object h along the locus of the letter “a” are displayed.

[0072] Details of processing relating to creation of the character image 31 serving as a base of the frame image will be described based on the first child locus data K1. Assuming that the coordinates of the start point S1 (X, Y) = (0, 0) and the coordinates of the end point S2 (X, Y) = (10, 0), the control unit 10 points P1 as shown in Fig. 10 (a). Create a character image 31 that matches the coordinate (0, 0). The character shown in Fig. 10 (a) The image 31 shows the basic posture of the character c.

 Next, the control unit 10 creates a character image 31 shown in FIG. 10 (b) in which the point P1 is moved to the coordinates of the end point S2. In this case, the abdominal point P1 moves “10” in the + (plus) direction of the X axis, and the point P10 corresponding to the right knee follows this by moving “20” (the amount of movement of point P 1). Point P8, which corresponds to the left knee, moves “5 (half the amount of movement of point P1)” in the + direction of the X axis, and other points P2, P3, etc. are basically not moved. Thus, the control unit 10 generates various character images 31 based on the coordinates of the points Sl and S2 of the child trajectory data Kla.

 Note that the character conversion program 19 (see FIG. 1) stored in the storage unit 16 defines the movement form of the points P8 and P10 of both knees according to the movement of the point P10. For example, if the state force of the basic posture also moves to the + direction of the X axis, the point P10 moves twice as much as the movement of the point P 1 in the + direction of the X axis, and the point P8 moves to the + direction of the X axis. The character conversion program 10 specifies that half the amount of movement of the point P 1 is moved in the direction. In addition, when the point P1 moves in the negative (−) direction of the X axis, the point P 10 moves half the amount of movement of the point P 1 in one direction of the X axis, and the point P8 The character conversion program 19 specifies that the amount of movement of the point P1 is doubled in one direction of the X axis. In addition, when the point P1 moves in the + direction of the Y-axis, points P8 and 10 move the same amount as the movement amount of the point PI in the + direction of the Y-axis. The character conversion program 19 stipulates that when P moves in the – direction of the Y axis, points P8 and P10 move the same amount as the movement of point P 1 in the — direction of the Y axis.

[0075] Furthermore, if the point P1 moves from the + side of the Y axis to the + direction of the Y axis, the points P8 and P10 will have half the amount of movement of the point PI in the + direction of the Y axis. If point P1 is located on one side of the Y-axis, if it moves in the + direction of the Y-axis, points P8 and 10 move half the amount of movement of the point PI in the + direction of the Y-axis. The character conversion program 19 stipulates that In addition, when the point P1 moves with respect to both the X axis and the Y axis, the point P8, P10 performs the movement that combines the movement with respect to the X axis and the movement with respect to the Y axis described above. Regulates. Note that the character conversion program Program 19 is an exceptional movement pattern other than those described above when the movement amount of force point P1, which basically prevents other points P2, P3, etc., from moving, exceeds a certain reference value. Stipulates movement. As an exceptional movement pattern, each point P2, P3, etc. is moved as appropriate, and the head c, torso c2, left arm c3, left forearm c4, right arm c5, right forearm c6 of character c The shape and dimensions of the left thigh c7, left knee c8, right thigh c9, and right knee c10 may be changed as appropriate.

 [0076] Note that the processing related to the display of the created character moving image is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted. As described above, in the second embodiment, various frame images are appropriately created by the control unit 10, and the character moving image g based on each frame image is reproduced and displayed on the monitor unit 3. Can be read and enjoyed. Further, the second embodiment is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications similar to those of the first embodiment can be applied. Furthermore, the specified content of the character conversion program 19 according to the second embodiment is merely an example, and can be appropriately changed depending on the form of the character c to be displayed. For example, a figure that moves around the arms c3 and c5 of the character c is included in the data of the character image 31, and such a figure is sequentially displayed to make the movement of the character c more active. It is also possible to do.

 Further, in the modification in which the display object H is equivalent to the entire character as shown in FIG. 7, all the processes related to the creation of the character image 31 of the character conversion program 19 can be omitted, and the trajectory database of FIG. Each frame image can be easily created based on the trajectory data Kl, Κ2, etc. selected from 30.

 FIG. 11 shows a computer 41 corresponding to the character conversion device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Unlike the first and second embodiments, the third embodiment does not store various databases related to the character trajectory, identifies the character trajectory received by the computer 41, and follows the identified trajectory. It is characterized by creating a text video. Note that the character video created by the computer 41 of the third embodiment is equivalent to the character video g of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 8, and therefore the part relating to the creation of the character video g is used in the second embodiment. The following description will be made using the same numbers as the reference numerals.

[0079] The computer 40 is of a portable type and has a lid 42 that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body 41. The monitor portion 43 is provided on the lid portion 42. The main body part 42 is provided with an operation part 44 having a large number of keys, and a connection terminal part 41a is provided on the side surface. A connection terminal 41a is connected to a mouse 45 as an input device. Cord 45a is connected.

 FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing the main part of the computer 40, and the basic internal configuration is the same as that of the mobile phone 1 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. That is, each part 40a, 40b, etc. is connected to the CPU 46 that performs various controls of the computer 41 via the internal bus 40h, and the communication part 40a, the display processing part 40b, the display interface part 40c, and the RAM 40f are the first implementation. The connection terminal unit 41a transmits the operation content received by the mouse 45 as an instruction signal to the CPU 46, and the ROM 40d stores a program that defines the basic processing content of the CPU 46. The hard disk device 40g is a large-capacity storage medium. In the third embodiment, the character drawing program 47, the character locus specifying program 48, the character conversion program 19, and the character image 31 according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. Is stored.

 [0081] The character drawing program 47 enables the computer 40 to draw characters using an input device such as a mouse 45 that can be freely moved. The character drawing program 47 defines the processing contents of the CPU 46 related to character drawing processing. Yes. When the character drawing program 47 is activated, if the mouse 45 moves while the left button 45b of the mouse 45 is pressed, a signal indicating that the left button 45b is pressed and a signal related to the movement of the mouse 45 itself are displayed. After being transmitted to the CPU 46, the CPU 46 performs a process of creating a locus corresponding to a signal related to the movement of the mouse 45 and displaying it on the monitor unit 43. FIG. 11 shows a state in which a character M called “I” in hiragana is drawn based on the character drawing program, and the middle part is displayed on the monitor unit 43. The position of the mouse 45 is a pencil on the monitor unit 43. It is represented by the type icon A. Note that the data of the character M drawn according to the character drawing program 47 and the data indicating the writing order related to the drawing are stored in the RAM 40f or the hard disk device 40g.

The character locus specifying program 48 stored in the hard disk device 40g specifies the locus of the character M drawn by the character drawing program 47 described above, and is stored in the RAM 4 Of or the hard disk device 40g. The data power related to the letter M It defines the processing contents that the CPU 46 specifies the locus and the order of writing the locus.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, the character drawing program 47 uses the data representing the left part Ml of “” (for example, bitmap data) and the locus data of the character M “I”. In addition, data (for example, bitmap data) representing the right part M2 of “I” is created, and the arrow data D1 representing the order of writing the left part Ml and the arrow data D2 representing the order of writing the right part M2 are Assume that each was created. The character locus specifying program 48 specifies that the CPU 46 creates vector data Vd for the character M “yes” based on the left and right portions Ml and M2 and the arrow data Dl and D2.

[0084] The details of the vector data Vd creation by the CPU 46 are, for example, for the left part Ml, first creating a center line that passes through the center in the width direction, and performing an operation to approximate the center line linearly. To create a broken line locus L1 composed of straight lines. Next, the refracting points of the broken line locus L1 are assigned in order according to the direction indicated by the arrow data D1, and a start point S1, via points S2 to S5, and an end point S6 are created. In addition, by performing the same process for the right side portion M2, a broken line locus L2 having a start point S7, via points S8, S9, and an end point S10 is created, and the character M, which is “I”, is generated. Vector data Vd is created. The vector data Vd created in this way has contents equivalent to the trajectory data K1, K2 included in the trajectory database 30 of the second embodiment shown in FIG.

[0085] The character conversion program 19 stored in the hard disk device 40g defines the same processing contents as those in the second embodiment except that the vector data Vd created by the character locus specifying program 48 described above is used. The CPU 46 appropriately processes the data of the character image 31 shown in FIG. 10 (a) using the created vector data Vd in accordance with the contents specified by the character conversion program 19, and the character animation g shown in FIG. Create multiple frame images that make up the.

[0086] The character moving image g (a plurality of frame images) created in this way is reproduced and displayed on the monitor unit 43 as in the first and second embodiments. As described above, in the third embodiment, unlike the conversion processing in the first and second embodiments, the conversion process to the character animation g is performed without using the character animation database 20 and the trajectory database 30. Freely input characters can be converted to character animation g and included in each database 20, 30. Various characters (Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji, Romaji, characters representing languages other than Japanese, etc.) can be converted into character animations without being constrained by data. Furthermore, since each database 20 and 30 is not required in the third embodiment, the storage amount of programs and data required for the conversion process to character animation is larger than that in the first and second embodiments. It can be greatly reduced.

 Note that various modifications according to the first and second embodiments can be similarly applied to the third embodiment. In addition, an information processing device (computer 40, etc.) corresponding to the character conversion device of the third embodiment 1S In addition to using the mouse 45 and the connection terminal portion 41a, it is used as means for receiving characters by user input. It is also possible to use various input devices used in general computers, and for character data received from the communication unit 40a and the operation unit 44, or for character data read from the hard disk device 40g. However, in order to specify the trajectory of those characters, conversion to bitmap data can be realized in the same manner as described above by converting them into bitmap data.

 FIG. 14 shows a received content display system 50 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the received content display system 50, a first computer 51 and a second computer 52 are connected to a network NW. Furthermore, it is possible to send and receive e-mail between the computers 51 and 52 via the mail server 53 connected to the network NW. In the fourth embodiment, the first computer 51 has a configuration corresponding to one of the character conversion devices described in the first to third embodiments described above, and the first computer 51 accepts the first computer 51. The character is converted into a character moving image, and an e-mail attached with the converted character moving image is transmitted to the second computer 52.

 Therefore, the main internal configuration of the first computer 51 on the e-mail transmission side is substantially the same as the contents shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. In addition, the hardware configuration of the second computer 52 on the e-mail receiving side is the same as that of the first computer 51, and it stores programs and data necessary for conversion to character animation such as the power character conversion program 19 or the like. It is necessary to have at least a function that can perform processing that can play back and display moving images.

The first flowchart in FIG. 15 shows a series of processing procedures related to the received content display method performed by the received content display system 50. In the first flowchart, the first combination It is assumed that the user 51 performs a conversion process to a character video with the configuration according to the first embodiment, and a character to which user power is input is received by a keyboard (operation unit) 51a provided in the first computer 51. The contents of the first flowchart will be described below.

First, the first computer 51 determines whether or not the user has received a character (sentence) that is the content of transmission by e-mail (Sl). If characters are not accepted (SI: NO), the system enters a character reception wait state.If characters are accepted (SI: YES), then the first computer 51 has also received instructions for conversion to character animation. It is determined whether or not it is power (S2). If the conversion instruction has not been accepted (S2: NO), the conversion instruction wait state is entered, and if the conversion instruction is accepted (S2: YES), the first computer 51 converts the received character into a character video (S3). ).

 [0092] Then, the first computer 51 determines whether or not the user's ability to receive an e-mail transmission instruction has been accepted (S4), and if the transmission instruction has not been accepted (S4: NO), the first computer 51 is waiting to receive a transmission instruction. When the transmission instruction is accepted (S4: YES), the first computer 51 transmits an e-mail attached with a character video to the second computer 52 via the mail server 53 (S5). Note that this transmission processing ends the processing in the first computer 51 on the transmission side.

 On the other hand, the second computer 52 receives the e-mail from the first computer 51 (S6), and reproduces and displays the character video attached to the received e-mail (S7). Note that the user operation and the first computer processing for the reproduction and display of the character video are the same as those in the first embodiment described above. By receiving and displaying the character video in this way, the user of the second computer can enjoy the playful element of reading the character first, rather than simply reading the received character (sentence). It is possible to give a game to normal e-mail transmission / reception. In addition, such e-mail transmission / reception is also suitable for a case where a person is in contact with a specific person while ensuring game characteristics and confidentiality.

In the first flowchart shown in FIG. 15, the case where the process related to character conversion is performed based on the first embodiment has been described, but the process of character conversion according to the second embodiment or the third embodiment is also performed. The same can be applied, and the character conversion processing according to the modification of each embodiment can also be applied. In particular, music is played in conjunction with the playback display of text movies received by the second computer 52. The first computer 51 attaches the music data to be output to the second computer 52 and sends it to the second computer 52, or plays the music data already stored in the second computer 52. It is possible to increase the playback display of text movies by applying. Further, when the second computer 52 also supports the process of converting to the original character, the character computer and the character (character data) from which the character movie is converted are associated with each other and the first computer 51 to the second computer. If it is necessary to send to 52, and the character video reproduced and displayed on the second computer 52 cannot be read, and the operation to return to the original character is performed, the character data corresponding to the reproduced character video is displayed. . By performing a process that restores such conversion, it is finally possible to notify the mail contents reliably. In addition, in order to perform the process of returning the character video to the original character, the input of a predetermined password may be requested, and if the password is not input, the process of returning to the original character may not be started. In this way, by determining whether or not to perform the restoration process based on the input of the password, it becomes necessary to communicate the password between the user on the transmitting side and the receiving side, and the communication between the users becomes necessary. In addition, it is possible to improve the game characteristics regarding character conversion.

 In addition, the received content display system 50 according to the fourth embodiment transmits an e-mail as usual from the first computer 51, and receives the e-mail characters (text) received by the second computer 52 on the receiving side. It is also possible to correspond to a method of converting and displaying a character video. In this case, it is necessary to store the program and data necessary for conversion to the character animation such as the character conversion program 19 in the second computer 52, while the first computer 51 requires the conversion to the character animation. Storage of programs and data can be omitted.

FIG. 16 is a second flowchart showing a series of processing steps of the received content display method when the character (sentence) of the e-mail received on the second computer 52 side is converted into a character video and displayed. It is. In this case, the first computer 51 determines whether or not the character (sentence) to be transmitted by e-mail has been accepted by the user (S 10). If the character is not accepted (S 10: NO), the first computer 51 When a character is accepted (S 10: Y ES), it is next determined whether or not a transmission instruction is accepted (Sl l). If a transmission instruction has not been accepted (Sl l: NO), it will be in a waiting state for a transmission instruction. If yes (Sl l: YES), the first computer 51 sends an e-mail to the second computer 52 (S12). Note that the processing in the first computer 51 is completed by this transmission processing.

 On the other hand, the second computer 52 receives the e-mail from the first computer 51 (S13), and gives a conversion instruction for converting characters (sentences) of the received e-mail using the keyboard (operation unit) 52a. It is determined whether the received power is acceptable (S14). If the conversion instruction has not been received (S14: NO), the conversion instruction wait state is entered, and if the conversion instruction is received (S14: YES), the second computer 52 converts the received character into a character video ( S15), play and display the converted text video (S16). In this way, by converting the character video on the second computer 52 side, the first computer 51 on the transmission side only needs to create and send a normal e-mail, and is sent as an e-mail. Data communication can be performed smoothly by reducing the amount of data.

 Note that even in the case of the second flowchart described above, the same modification example as in the case of the first flowchart shown in FIG. 15 can be applied. To output, one of the two methods described above can be applied. Further, when the second computer 52 also supports the process of converting to the original character, the second computer 52 receives the original e-mail, so the process described in the first embodiment is introduced. This makes it possible to restore the original text when the converted text video cannot be read. Note that when performing the process of returning to the original character, it is also possible to request the input of a password and make it necessary to communicate with each other as in the case described above.

 FIG. 17 shows a received content display system 60 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. The received content display system 60 is similar to the fourth embodiment in that the first computer 61 and the second computer are used. 62 is connected to the network NW, and e-mail can be transmitted and received between the computers 61 and 62 via the mail server 63 connected to the network NW. In addition, the received content display system 60 converts the e-mail transmitted from the first computer 61 into a character video, as in the case of Non-Patent Document 2 described above, with the character video conversion server 70 connected to the network NW. In this way, the expressiveness is improved so that it can be confirmed on the second computer 62.

[0100] The hardware configuration of the first computer 61 and the second computer 62 is shown in FIGS. It is equivalent to the configuration and functions as a general computer that can send and receive e-mails.

In the fifth embodiment, it is possible to omit storage of programs, data, and the like necessary for conversion to a character animation such as the character conversion program 19.

 [0101] When the first computer 61 sends an e-mail to the second computer 62, the contents of the e-mail itself are sent to the character video conversion server 70, and the second computer 62 accesses the character video conversion server 70. The URL to do is sent. In addition, when receiving the URL from the first computer 61, the second computer 62 on the receiving side accesses the text-to-video conversion server 70 using the URL received in accordance with the operation instruction from the user, and displays the contents related to the e-mail. Process to receive. The second computer 62 includes a function for reproducing music data and a speaker for outputting reproduced sound in order to reproduce and output music data included in the received content.

 FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the character / video conversion server 70. The character / video conversion server 70 has the same configuration as a general server computer in terms of hardware, and is configured such that each unit 72, 73, etc. is connected via an internal bus 77 to a CPU 71 that performs various controls. . The server communication unit 72 is connected to the network NW and receives access from the computers 61 and 62, and transmits and receives required data based on the control instruction of the CPU 71 according to the access. The RAM 73 temporarily stores data and files associated with the processing of the CPU 71, and the ROM 74 stores programs that define the basic processing of the CPU 71.

 [0103] The hard disk device 75 stores the character moving image data base 20 shown in FIG. 3 described in the first embodiment and the character conversion program 19 that causes the CPU 71 to perform conversion processing to character moving images and converts them. A database 76 for additional information including characters, drawings, music data, etc. for enhancing the performance of character animation is stored.

[0104] The character video conversion server 70 receives the email transmitted from the first computer 61 by the server communication unit 72, and performs the same processing as the first embodiment on the characters (sentences) of the email received by the reception. Go to convert multiple frame images that make up a character video. Further, a process for adding a figure and a balloon to enhance the effect of the character animation is performed around each converted frame image. FIG. 19 shows a character moving image G10 created by the character moving image conversion server 70. The character animation G10 according to the fifth embodiment is provided with a display object H of the buttock Ca of the character C displayed backward as in the character animation G of the first embodiment shown in FIG. Paste balloon F with the prescribed text, and paste symbols Z1 to Z4 around character C to process the image. By pasting the balloon F and the symbols Z1 to Z4 in this way, the character video G10 in FIG. 19 has improved visual performance compared to the character video G in FIG. When the CPU 71 of the character video conversion server 70 performs the conversion process to the character video G10 described above, the CPU 71 selects music data from the additional information database 76 and associates it with the character video G10. As described above, the character moving image conversion server 70 performs the conversion processing to the character moving image, and thus is substantially configured to include the character conversion device of the first embodiment.

 FIG. 20 is a third flowchart showing a series of processing procedures related to the received content display method performed by the received content display system 60 of the fifth embodiment. The received content display method according to the fifth embodiment will be described below with reference to this third flowchart.

 [0107] First, the first computer 61 determines whether or not the user has received a character (sentence) to be transmitted by e-mail by operating the keyboard (operation unit) 61a (S20). If no character is accepted (S20: NO), the system enters a character acceptance wait state.If a character is accepted (S20: YES), it is determined whether or not an email transmission instruction has been accepted by the user. (S21). If the sending instruction has not been accepted (S21: NO), the system is waiting to receive a sending instruction, and if the sending instruction has been accepted (S21: YES), the first computer 61 will change the contents (characters) of the accepted e-mail to text. The URL is transmitted to the video conversion server 70 (S22), and a URL for accessing the character video conversion server 70 is transmitted to the second computer 62 via the mail server 63 (S23). With this URL transmission process, the process of the first computer 61 ends.

On the other hand, the character video conversion server 70 receives the contents (characters) of the electronic mail transmitted from the first computer 61 (S30), and performs the same processing as the character conversion processing of the first embodiment. The received character is converted into a character video (S31). Then, the character video conversion server 70 pastes the figure selected from the additional information database 76 to the converted character video. The image is processed (S32). This image processing completes the character video G10 as shown in FIG. 19, and the character video conversion server 70 selects the music data corresponding to the character video G10 from the additional information database 76 along with the image processing. To do. In this state, the character / video conversion server 70 determines whether or not the access is accepted via the network NW (S33). When the access is not accepted (S33: NO), it enters an access waiting state.

[0109] The second computer 62 receives the URL transmitted from the first computer 61.

 (S40), it is determined whether or not the user has received an instruction to access the character / video conversion server 70 by operating the keyboard (operation unit) 62a (S41). If there is no access instruction (S41: NO), the access instruction wait state is entered, and if there is an access instruction (S41: YES), the second computer 62 performs a character video conversion server 70 hair access based on the received URL ( S42).

 [0110] When the character moving image conversion server 70 in the access waiting state receives access from the second computer 62 (S33: YES), the character moving image is transmitted to the second computer 62 (S34). The character video conversion server 70 also transmits the music data associated with the character video together with the character video to the second computer 62, and the processing of the character video conversion server 70 ends when the character video or the like is transmitted.

 [0111] In addition, the second computer 62 transmits the character video transmitted from the character video conversion server 70.

 (Including music data) is received (S43), and the received character video is reproduced and displayed (S44). In addition to the playback display of the text video, the second computer 62 plays the music data and outputs the sound, and the user of the second computer 62 plays the text video G10 with improved performance as shown in FIG. You can browse while listening to the sound output from the speaker of the second computer 62. Note that the user operation and the process of the second computer 62 relating to the reproduction and display of the character video G10 are the same as the contents of the first embodiment described above.

[0112] Thus, in the fifth embodiment, since the character / video conversion server 70 performs the conversion process to the character / video, the first and second computers 61 and 62 that perform transmission / reception do not need the conversion process. The processing burden of 61 and 62 can be reduced compared to the fourth embodiment. In addition, since the character / video conversion server 70 generally has a hard disk device 75 capable of storing a larger amount of data than the computers 61 and 62, the character / video database 20 shown in FIG. Since there is no problem even if a large amount of character animation Gl, G2, etc. are included in the file, it is possible to deal with conversion of various characters, and the character conversion processing according to the first embodiment can be suitably performed. In addition, various additional contents (figure, music, etc.) can be combined with the converted character video, so the performance of the character video can be improved. Furthermore, when updating the contents of the character video database 20, it is only necessary to perform the processing for the character video conversion server 70, so the data maintainability is excellent.

 It should be noted that the received content display system 60 and the received content display method of the fifth embodiment have various modifications other than the above-described embodiments. For example, the text video conversion server 70 establishes a website that can upload text video data corresponding to various characters via the network NW, and uploads the uploaded text video data to the text video database. 20 may be included. In this way, the contents of the text video database 20 can be enriched, and it is possible to increase the user's attention by obtaining text videos expressed in various characters. A new game that can be enjoyed.

[0114] In addition to the processing of the first embodiment, the conversion processing to character animation performed by the character animation conversion server 70 includes the conversion processing to the character animation according to the second embodiment and the third embodiment. The conversion processing according to the modification of each embodiment may also be applied. It should be noted that the processing of character moving images using the additional information database 76 can be omitted. Furthermore, when the character video G10 converted by the user of the second computer 62 cannot be read, a hint request signal is transmitted to the character video conversion server 70. The character video conversion server 70 uses a hint, for example, “Character video G10 is hiragana. A process for notifying the second computer 62 of the content “Yes” may be added. Furthermore, when the user of the second computer 62 finally gives up the character interpretation, a conversion request signal for returning to the original is transmitted to the character video conversion server 70, and the character video conversion server 70 performs the first implementation described above. Similarly to the form, the process of notifying the original character to the second computer 62 may be performed. When performing the process of returning to the original character, the password may be transmitted to the character video conversion server 70. In this case, the character video conversion server 70 transmits the password to the original transmitted from the second computer 62. After receiving both the conversion request signal and password to be returned, perform the process of returning to the original character. The original character is notified to the second computer. In order to perform the undoing process in this way, a word is required, so that communication between users is improved and a new element such as password communication is added, so that gameability can be further improved.

Claims

The scope of the claims

 [1] Character acceptance means for accepting characters;

 Conversion means for converting the character received by the character receiving means into a character video that moves the display object along the trajectory of the character;

 A character conversion device comprising:

 [2] Provided with a character animation database that associates characters with character animations that move display objects along the trajectory of the characters,

 The character conversion device according to claim 1, wherein the conversion means includes means for selecting a character video corresponding to the character received by the character reception means from the character video database.

 [3] A trajectory database that associates characters with trajectory data indicating the trajectory of the characters and the order of writing the trajectory, and the conversion means includes:

 The trajectory database force means for selecting trajectory data corresponding to the character received by the character accepting means;

 Means for creating a character moving image in which the display object is moved in accordance with the trajectory of the character indicated by the selected trajectory data and the order of writing the trajectory;

 The character conversion device according to claim 1, comprising:

[4] A trajectory specifying unit that specifies a trajectory of the character received by the character receiving unit, and the conversion unit includes a unit that creates a character moving image that moves the display object along the trajectory specified by the trajectory specifying unit. The character conversion device according to claim 1, further comprising:

5. The display object according to claim 1, wherein the display object is a character.

The character conversion device according to one of V and Missing.

6. The display object according to claim 1, wherein the display object corresponds to a part of a character's body, and the character moves the display object by changing posture and Z or body shape. 4. The character conversion device according to any one of 4.

[7] Reading by a computer recording a program for an information processing device for causing the information processing device including a character receiving means for receiving characters to convert the received character Is possible to record media

 The information processing apparatus;

 A recording medium on which a program for an information processing apparatus is recorded, wherein the character receiving means functions as a converting means for converting a character received by the character receiving means into a character moving image that moves a display object along a trajectory of the character.

 [8] The character conversion device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 includes a communication unit, and the content transmitted by the character conversion device using the communication unit is displayed as a moving image reproduction unit and a display. A received content display method that is received by a communication device having a display unit and displayed on the display unit,

 The character conversion device includes:

 Accept characters and convert them to text videos,

 Send the converted character video to the communication device,

 The communication device

 A received content display method, wherein the received character video is played back by the video playback means and displayed on the display unit.

[9] The character conversion device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 includes a communication unit, a moving image reproduction unit, and a display unit, and the communication device receives the character and receives the character. Is transmitted to the character conversion device, and the content of the character received by the character conversion device is displayed on the display unit.

 The character conversion device includes:

 Convert received text to text video,

 A received content display method, wherein the converted character video is played back by the video playback means and displayed on the display unit.

[10] A communication device having a moving image reproduction means and a display unit accesses the server having the character conversion device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 via a network, and from the server A received content display method for displaying received content on the display unit,

The server Network power characters received,

 The received character is converted into a character video by the character conversion device,

 The converted character video is transmitted to the communication device in response to access from the communication device, and the communication device

 A received content display method, wherein the received character video is played back by the video playback means and displayed on the display unit.

 [11] The character conversion device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 having communication means, and a communication device having a display unit, wherein the character conversion device transmits data by the communication means. A reception content display system in which the communication device receives and displays the content on the display unit,

 The communication means included in the character conversion device includes means for transmitting a character video converted from an accepted character to the communication device,

 The communication device

 Means for receiving the transmitted text video;

 Movie reproducing means for reproducing the received character movie and displaying it on the display unit;

 A received content display system comprising:

[12] A communication device that receives and transmits characters, and the character conversion device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 having a communication unit and a display unit, and is transmitted from the communication device. A received content display system in which the character conversion device receives the received character by the communication means and displays the content related to the character on the display unit,

 The character conversion device includes:

 The received text is converted to text video,

 A received content display system comprising a moving image reproducing means for reproducing the converted character moving image and displaying it on the display unit.

[13] A server and a communication device having a display unit and means for accessing the server via a network, and the communication device displays the contents received from the server on the display unit. In a received content display system,

The server Means for receiving characters from the network;

 The character conversion device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the received character is converted into a character video.

 Means for transmitting the converted character video to the communication device in response to an access from the communication device,

 The communication device

 A received content display system comprising a moving image reproducing means for reproducing the received character moving image and displaying it on the display unit.