Image data processor

• US 5,491,777 A
• Filed: 11/08/1993
• Issued: 02/13/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Mase, Tomokazu, Sato, Shinichiro, Murata, Yoshiyuki, Ariizumi, Masahito
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phu K.
• Application Number:
  US08/148,975
• Time in Patent Office: 827 Days
• Field of Search: 395/133, 395/155, 395/161, 395/152, 345/121, 345/122
• US Class Current: 463/31
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/46 Computing the game score
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/58 by computing conditions of game characters, e.g. stamina, strength, motivation or energy level
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/61 using advertising information
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/822 Strategy games; Role-playing games A63F13/825, A63F13/828 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/408 Peer to peer connection
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/65 for computing the condition of a game character
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/807 Role playing or strategy games
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation

Abstract

An image data processor, for use in a device which plays a battle game, a congeniality divination game, etc., includes a designating unit which is operated to designate respective parts of objects in order to display those object images on a display. A determining unit determines superiority or inferiority between the respective displayed object images on the basis of scores corresponding to part images constituting the respective displayed object images. The respective object images are changed depending on the results of the determination and the resulting object images are then displayed on the display. When the designating unit designates any part of the object, a score corresponding to that portion is read out, and data on the appropriate object image is displayed on the display depending on the read out score. When the designating unit designates the respective parts of the object, the display displays a first object image composed of a combination of the part images corresponding to the respective parts of the object and a second object image congenial to the first object image.

Claims

1. An image processor comprising:

first setting means in which at least two object images are previously stored, the respective object images each being representative of an object, the respective objects each including plural parts, each of said plural parts having plural part images, the object images each comprising a combination of plural part images each selected from among the plural part images of the respective parts of the object;

second setting means in which plural designating data are stored, said designating data designating the part images composing each of the object images which are stored in said first setting means;

determining means for determining which one of the at least two object images stored in said first setting means wins in a battle between the at least two object images, on the basis of the designating data stored in said second setting means; and

result display means for displaying the result of the determination by said determining means.

2. An image processor according to claim 1, further comprising:

first display means for visually displaying the at least two object images stored said first setting means;

second display means for, responsive to the result of the determination by said determining means, changing the at least two object images displayed on said first display means to other object images which are different in shape from the object images previously displayed on said first display means, and for visually displaying the changed object images thereon.

3. An image processor according to claim 2, wherein said determining means comprises:

object image data selecting means for selecting two object images, which are determined with respect to win or failure in a battle, from the plurality of object images stored in said first setting means; and

win/failure determining means for determining which one of the two object images selected by said object image data selecting means wins on the basis of the respective part images which comprises the two object images.

4. An image processor according to claim 2, wherein the designating data stored in said second setting means comprises a total sum of scores allocated to the respective part images of each of the object images.

5. An image processor according to claim 2, wherein said first and second setting means comprise:

multiple-part designation means for designating respective parts of the object;

image storage means for storing an object image comprising a combination of part images for parts designated by said multiple-part designating means; and

part image storage means for storing part images which comprise an object image stored in said image storage means;

transmission means for transmitting by radio the respective part images stored in said part image storage means;

wherein said determining means comprises receiving means for receiving the respective part images comprising an object image transmitted externally by radio; and

win/failure determining means for determining which one of the object images wins in a battle between any two object images on the basis of the respective part images received by said receiving means and the respective part images stored in said part image storage means.

6. An image processor according to claim 1, wherein said result display means comprises:

message data storage means for storing a plurality of message data, the message data corresponding respectively to the results of the determination by said determining means;

message data display means for visually displaying one of the message data stored in said message data storage means, in accordance with the result of the determination by said determining means.

7. An image processor according to claim 1, further comprising:

first display means for visually displaying the object images stored in said first setting means;

second display means for changing the object images displayed on said first display means to other object images different in shape, and for visually displaying said other object images changed in shape; and

third display means for visually displaying still another object images which are different in shape from the object images respectively displayed on said first and second display means after the object images are displayed on said first display means and before said other object images are displayed on said second display means.

8. An image processor according to claim 1, wherein said first setting means comprises:

part image storage means for storing a plurality of part images of each of the parts of the object;

designation means for designating for each part of the object one of the part images stored in said part image storage means; and

object image data storage means for storing data corresponding to an object image which comprises a combination of part images of respective parts designated by said designation means.

9. An image processor according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving means for receiving two sets of part images which comprise two corresponding object images sent externally by radio;

win/failure determining means for determining which one of the object images wins in a battle between any two object images, on the basis of the corresponding two sets of part images received by said receiving means; and

determination result display means for displaying the result of the determination by said win/failure determining means.

10. An image processor according to claim 9, further comprising:

object image display means for displaying two object images each comprising a combination of two sets of part images received by said receiving means.

11. An image processor comprising:

first setting means in which at least two object images are previously stored, the respective object images being representative of an object, the respective objects each including plural parts, each of said plural parts having plural part images, the object images each comprising a combination of plural part images each selected from among the plural part images of the respective parts of the object;

second setting means in which plural designating data are stored, said designating data designating the part images composing each of the object images which are stored in said first setting means;

determining means for determining a congeniality between the at least two object images stored in said first setting means on the basis of the designating data stored in said second setting means; and

result display means for displaying the result of the determination by said determining means.

12. An image processor according to claim 11, further comprising:

first display means for visually displaying the at least two object images stored said first setting means; and

second display means for, responsive to the result of the determination by said determining means, changing the at least two object images displayed on said first display means to other object images which are different in shape from the object images previously displayed on said first display means, and for visually displaying the changed object images thereon.

13. An image processor according to claim 11, wherein said result display means comprises:

message data storage means for storing a plurality of message data, the message data corresponding respectively to the results of the determination by said determination means; and

message data display means for visually displaying one of the message data stored in said message data storage means, in accordance with the result of the determination by said determining means.

14. An image processor according to claim 11, further comprising:

first display means for visually displaying the object images stored in said first setting means;

second display means for changing the object images displayed on said first display means to other object images different in shape, and for visually displaying the said other object images changed in shape; and

third display means for visually displaying still another object images which are different in shape from the object images respectively displayed on said first and second display means after the object images are displayed on said first display means and before said other object images are displayed on said second display means.

15. An image processor according to claim 11, wherein said first setting means comprises:

part image storage means for storing a plurality of part images of each of the parts of the object;

designation means for designating for each part of the object one of the part images stored in said part image storage means; and

object image data storage means for storing data corresponding to an object image which comprises a combination of part images of respective parts designated by said designation means.

16. An image processor according to claim 11, wherein said determining means comprises:

object image data selecting means for selecting two object images to be determined with respect to congeniality from a plurality of object images stored said first setting means; and

congeniality determining means for determining a congeniality between the two object images selected by said object image data selecting means on the basis of the respective part images which comprise the two object images.

17. An image processor according to claim 11, wherein the designating data stored in said second setting means comprises a total sum of scores allocated to the respective part images of each of the object images.

18. An image processor according to claim 11, wherein said first and second setting means comprise:

multiple-part designation means for designating respective parts of the object;

image storage means for storing an object image comprising a combination of part images for parts designated by said multiple-part designating means; and

part image storage means for storing part images which comprise an object image stored in said image storage means;

transmission means for transmitting by radio the respective part images stored in said part image storage means;

wherein said determining means comprises receiving means for receiving the respective part images comprising an object image transmitted externally by radio; and

congeniality determining means for determining a congeniality between any two object images, on the basis of the respective part images received by said receiving means and the respective part images stored in said part image storage means.

19. An image processor according to claim 11, further comprising:

receiving means for receiving two sets of part images which comprise two corresponding object images sent externally by radio;

congeniality determining means for determining the congeniality between any two object images, on the basis of the corresponding two sets of part images received by said receiving means; and

determination result display means for displaying the result of the determination by said congeniality determining means.

20. An image processor according to claim 11, further comprising:

object image display means for displaying two object images each comprising a combination of two sets of part images received by said receiving means.

21. An image processor, in which an object includes plural parts, each of said plural parts having plural part images, and an object image of an object is represented by a combination of part images each selected from among plural part images of the respective parts of the object, the image processor comprising:

part image storage means for storing a plurality of part images of the parts the object;

part designating means for designating one of the parts of the object to select a part image from among the plural part images thereof;

object image creating means for reading out the part image of the part of the object selected by said part designating means from said part image storage means, and for combining a plurality of read out part images to create at least two object images;

designating data storage means for storing in combination designating data for designating the part images included in the respective object images created by said object image creating means;

object image display means for displaying the object images created by said object image creating means;

determining means for making a decision on either of congeniality and battle between the two object images displayed on said object image display means, based on the designation data stored in said designating data storage means; and

display control means for at least partially changing at least one of the two object images displayed on said object image display means, in response to the decision made by said determining means, and for displaying the object image which is at least partially changed.

22. An image processor, in which an object includes plural parts, each of said plural parts having plural part images, and an object image of an object is represented by a combination of part images each selected from among plural part images of the respective parts of the object, the image processor comprising:

designating means for designating parts of a first object;

first part image storage means, for beforehand storing a plurality of part images of the respective parts of the object;

second part image storage means for beforehand storing second part images corresponding to first part images constituting a first object image;

reading means for reading out from said first part storage means first part images corresponding to the parts of the designated first object in response to the designation of the parts of the first object by said designating means, and for reading out from said second part storage means second part images corresponding to the read first part images; and

display means for displaying the first and second object images on the basis of the first and second part images read out by said reading means.

23. An image processor, in which an object includes plural parts, each of said plural parts having plural part images, and an object image of an object is represented by a combination of part images each selected from among plural part images of the respective parts of the object, the image processor comprising:

designating means for designating parts of an object;

part image storage means for storing part images indicative of the parts of the object designated by said designating means;

score storage means for storing scores corresponding respectively to the parts of the object;

score calculating means for reading out from said score storage means scores corresponding to the parts designated by said designating means, and for calculating a total sum of the scores;

message storage means for storing a message corresponding to the total sum of the scores; and

display means for displaying an object image on the basis of corresponding data stored in said part image storage means, for reading a message stored in said message storage means depending on the total sum of scores calculated by said score calculating means, and for displaying the read message.

24. An image processor according to claim 23, wherein:

said message storage means stores a plurality of kinds of messages, each message corresponding to a total sum of the score; and

said display means displays an object image on the basis of a corresponding part image stored in said data storage means, reads a plurality of messages stored in said message storage means depending on the total sum of scores calculated by said score calculating means, and displays the read plurality of messages.

25. A congeniality divination apparatus comprising:

setting means in which at least two object images and divination data of said at least two object images are set previously;

divination means for practicing divination on congeniality between the at least two object images set in said setting means by the divination data thereof set in said setting means; and

displaying means for partially changing the at least two object images set in said setting means based on the result of the divination practiced by said divination means, and for displaying the partially changed object images.

26. The congeniality divination apparatus according to claim 25, wherein:

the object images set in said setting means each comprise a combination of plural part images, each part image bearing a score; and

the divination data set in said setting means comprises numeral data, each numeral data representing a total of scores of part images included in corresponding object image; and

said divination means practices divination on congeniality between the at least two object images by the numeral data.

27. The congeniality divination apparatus according to claim 25, further comprising:

a message memory for storing plural messages corresponding respectively to results of the divination practiced by said divination means; and

wherein;

said displaying means comprises means for partially changing the at least two object images set in said setting means based on the result of the divination practiced by said divination means, and for displaying the partially changed object images; and

means for reading out from said message memory a message corresponding to the result of the divination practiced by said divination means and for displaying the read out message together with the displayed object images.

28. A congeniality divination apparatus comprising:

composing means for composing at least two object images on which congeniality divination is to be practiced;

a divination data memory for storing divination data corresponding respectively to the object images composed by said composing means, the divination data being used for congeniality divination;

object image display means for displaying the object images composed by said composing means;

divination practicing means for practicing divination on congeniality between the at least two object images displayed on said object display means by the divination data stored in said divination data memory; and

result display means for displaying a result of the divination practiced by said divination practicing means.

29. The congeniality divination apparatus according to claim 28, further comprising:

change image display means for partially changing the at least two object images displayed on said object image display means based on the result of the divination practiced by said divination practicing means, and for displaying the partially changed object images.

30. An image processor comprising:

first setting means for setting a first object image including plural part images, each of said plural part images having respective part-image designating data;

a memory for storing plural combination data, each including a part image and part-image designating data thereof;

receiving means for receiving a part-image designating data externally transmitted thereto;

second setting means for reading out from said memory a part image corresponding to the part-image designating data received by said receiving means, and for combining plural read out part images to set a second object image;

judging means for making a decision on either of congeniality and battle of the second object image set by said second setting means to the first object image set by said first setting means, based on part-image designating data corresponding respectively to part images included in the first and second object images; and

display means for displaying the decision made by said judging means.