Billiard game input device, billiard game system, game input device, and computer program
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Abstract
Provided is an input device for a billiard game comprising: a simulative ball provided as an object to be shot by a player; a link portion having a ball axis on which the simulative ball is mounted; a support portion for movably supporting the link portion; and a sensor for outputting a signal that corresponds to an operation of the link portion, wherein at least either one of rotational motion of the simulative ball around an axle of a ball axis and linear motion of the simulative ball in a predetermined range along an axial direction of the ball axis is permitted.
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12. A billiard game system comprising:
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a simulative ball movably provided in a predetermined direction from a predetermined shot position as an object to be shot by a player;
a plurality of image acquiring devices for outputting data on images of a predetermined detection range set in a direction in which the player shoots, which are scanned from viewpoints different from each other relevant to the simulative ball at the shot position;
a coordinate specifying device for specifying a three-dimensional coordinate of at least two typical points of a cue in a three-dimensional coordinate system set with respect to the detection range based on data outputted from each image acquiring device;
a position/angle specifying device for specifying a shooting point and a shot angle of the simulative ball based on the coordinate of the typical points of the cue specified by the coordinate specifying device;
a speed information detecting device for detecting information correlated with a speed of the simulative ball;
a speed specifying device for specifying a speed at which the simulative ball has been shot based on information detected by the speed information detecting device; and
a computing device for computing an operation of a virtual cue ball to be displayed on a screen of a predetermined display unit in correspondence with the simulative ball based on the specified shooting point, angle, and speed. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A game input device comprising:
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a simulative ball movably provided in a predetermined direction from a predetermined shot position as an object to be shot by a player;
a plurality of image acquiring devices for outputting data on images of a predetermined detection range set in a direction in which the player shoots, which are scanned from viewpoints different from each other relevant to the simulative ball of the shot position;
a coordinate specifying device for specifying a three-dimensional coordinate of at least each two typical points, of a rod shaped member in a three-dimensional coordinate system set with respect to the detection range based on the data outputted from each of the image acquiring devices; and
an information generating device for generating information required to specify a state in which the simulative ball has been shot, based on a coordinate of the typical points of the rod shaped member specified by the coordinate specifying device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer program for, based on data on an image outputted from a respective one of a plurality of image acquiring devices for scanning a predetermined detection range from viewpoints different from each other, recognizing a rod shaped member poked in the detection range, the computer program causing a computer to function as:
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a coordinate specifying device for specifying a three-dimensional coordinate of at least two typical points of the rod shaped member in a three-dimensional coordinate system set with respect to the detection range based on data outputted from each image acquiring device; and
an information generating device for generating information required to specify a state in which a predetermined target disposed in the three-dimensional coordinate system has been shot by the rod shaped member based on a coordinate of each of the typical points of the rod shaped member specified by the coordinate specifying device.
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Specification