Method and apparatus for creating an image

• US 5,586,238 A
• Filed: 10/20/1994
• Issued: 12/17/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Murata, Yoshiyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Jankus, Almis R.
• Application Number:
  US08/326,722
• Time in Patent Office: 789 Days
• Field of Search: 395/133, 395/135, 395/141, 395/145-147, 395/152, 395/153, 395/154, 395/155, 395/156, 395/159, 395/160, 395/161, 355/38-40, 358/296
• US Class Current: 345/629
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/65 for computing the condition of a game character
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation

Abstract

An object image creation device which reads related data items such as bar codes or magnetically recorded data items related to an object image printed or recorded on a card or a volume and creates an object image based on the read related data items. The created object image is correctable to be output in accordance with the user'"'"'s intention. A battle game or a congeniality divination game is playable between a plurality of object images based on the read related data items.

Claims

1. An object image creation device for creating an object image including a plurality of parts selected from a plurality of part images, the selected part images corresponding to the plurality of parts being disposed at respective predetermined positions, the object image creation device comprising:

a medium on which code data corresponding to a face image is formed, the code data representing one set of designating data for respectively designating part images included in the object image;

read means for reading the code data formed on said medium;

storage means for storing and combining the plurality of part images of each of the plurality of parts with a plurality of designating data for designating said plurality of part images;

converting means for converting the code data read by said read means into a corresponding set of designating data for designating the part images included in the object image; and

object image creating means for reading out from said storage means part images designated by a corresponding set of designating data converted by said converting means, the object image creating means disposing the part images read out by the read means to respective predetermined positions to create the object image corresponding to the code data formed on said medium.

2. The object image creation device according to claim 1, further comprising:

outputting means for outputting the object image created by said object image creating means.

3. The object image creation device according to claim 2, further comprising:

character data inputting means for inputting character data relating to the object image created by said object image creating means; and

wherein said outputting means includes character data providing means for providing the character data input by said character data inputting means together with the object image created by said object image creating means.

4. The object image creation device according to claim 1, further comprising:

replacing means for replacing at least one of the plurality of part images of the object image created by said object image creating means with another part image stored in said storage means.

5. The object image creation device according to claim 1, wherein the designating data which designates part images includes numerical data formed on said medium, the numerical data designating the part images to be included in the object image.

6. The object image creation device according to claim 1, wherein:

said medium includes a plurality of object images and code data corresponding to the plurality of object images, the plurality of object images and code data being respectively disposed on the medium at locations corresponding to one other.

7. A object image creation device according to claim 1, wherein said code data includes bar code data.

8. An object image creation device for creating an object image including a plurality of parts selected from a plurality of part images, the selected part images corresponding to the plurality parts being disposed at respective predetermined positions, the object image creation device comprising:

printing medium on which an object image and data items related to respective part images which constitute the object image are printed;

read means for reading the related data items printed on said printing medium;

storage means for storing a plurality of part images for each of the plurality of parts which constitute an object, the storage means also storing numerical data corresponding respectively to part images;

object image creating means for reading out part images for each of the plurality of parts of the object from said storage means on the basis of the related data items, the object image creating means combining the read out part images to create an object image; and

outputting means for reading and outputting numerical data from said storage means, the outputted data corresponding to the part images which constitute the object image created by said object image creating means.

9. A face image creation device for creating a face image including a plurality of parts selected from a plurality of part images, the selected part images of the plurality of parts being disposed at respective predetermined positions, the face image creation device comprising:

a medium on which an object image, code data corresponding to designating data for designating part images which respectively constitute the face image, and telephone number data corresponding to the face image are formed;

read means for reading the code data and the telephone number data;

storage means for storing a plurality of part images for each of the plurality parts which constitute a face;

converting means for converting the code data read by said read means into designating data for designating the part images included in the face image;

face image creating means for reading from said storage means part images designated by the designating data, and for disposing the read out part images at the predetermined positions to create a face image corresponding to the code data;

outputting means for outputting the face image created by said face image creating means; and

dial tone outputting means for outputting a dial tone based on the telephone number data read by said read means.

10. The face image creation device according to claim 9, wherein the designating data includes numerical data for designating the part images respectively.

11. The face image creation device according to claim 9, wherein said code data formed on said medium includes bar code data.

12. A face image creation device for creating a face image for use with a medium having bar code data printed thereon, the face image including a plurality parts selected from a plurality of part images, the selected part images of the plurality of parts being disposed at respective predetermined positions to create a face image, each part image being identified by respective designating data, the designating data being represented by bar code data, the designating data identifying part images included in a face image, the face image creation device comprising:

read means for optically reading the bar code data printed on the medium;

storage means for storing a plurality of part images for each of the plurality of parts which constitute a face image, and for storing designating data which designates the part images;

converting means for converting the bar code data read by said reading means into designating data for identifying part images included in a face image; and

face image creating means for reading out from said storage means part images identified by the designating data, and for disposing the read part images at respective predetermined positions to create a face image corresponding to the bar code data read by said read means.

13. The face image creation device according to claim 12, further comprising:

outputting means for outputting the face image created by said face image creating means in one of a printed form or a display form.

14. The face image creation device according to claim 12, further comprising:

replacing means for replacing at least one of the part images of the face image created by said face image creating means with another part image stored in said storage means.

15. The face image creation device according to claim 12, further comprising:

character data inputting means for inputting character data relating to the face image created by said face image creating means; and

outputting means for outputting the face image created by said face image creating means together with the character data input by said character data inputting means.

16. The face image creation device according to claim 12, wherein a plurality of code data corresponding to a plurality of face images created by said face image creating means are printed on the medium.

17. The face image creation device according to claim 12, wherein said code data includes bar code data.

18. An object image creation device for creating an object image for use with a medium having bar code data printed thereon, the object image including a plurality of parts selected from a plurality of part images, the selected part images of the plurality of parts being disposed at respective predetermined positions to create an object image, each part image being identified by respective designating data, the designating data being represented by bar code data, the designating data identifying part images included in a face image, the face image creation device comprising:

read means for optically reading the bar code data printed on the medium;

storage means for storing a plurality of part images for each of the plurality of parts which constitute an object, and for storing designating data which designates the part images, the plurality of part images respectively corresponding to numerical data;

object image creating means for reading out part images from said storage means based on the bar code data read by said read means, and for disposing the part images read from the storage means at respective predetermined positions to create an object image; and

outputting means for outputting numerical data respectively corresponding to the part images which constitute the object image created by said object image creating means.

19. An object image printing medium used in an object image display device which optically reads bar code data printed on the object image printing medium, and creates and displays at least a face image on the basis of part images identified by the bar code data, said object image printing medium being a card or a book, and said object image printing medium having at least face image and bar code data corresponding to the face image printed thereon, the bar code data identifying one of part images constituting the face image, whereby the face image is reproduced and displayed on the basis of the bar code data read by said object image display device.

20. An object image printing medium for use with a face image display device having a read out device for optically reading bar code data printed on the object image printing medium, and creating and displaying an object image based on the bar code data, said object image printing medium having a plurality of face images and bar code data printed thereon at respective corresponding positions, the bar code data corresponding respectively to the face images, said object image printing medium allowing, when a bar code data is read out by the read device, a face image corresponding to the bar code data read by the read out device to be reproduced and displayed based on said bar code data.

21. A face image outputting device for use with a medium having code data, in which first and second face images are created and displayed at predetermined positions, each of the first and second face images having a plurality of part images being disposed at predetermined positions in the respective face image, the plurality of part images being identified by respective designating data, first and second sets of designating data respectively identifying part images included in the first and second face images being represented by first and second code data formed on the medium, said device comprising:

read means for reading first and second code data formed on the medium;

storage means for storing a plurality of part images and a plurality of designating data which identify the plurality of part images;

converting means for converting the first and second code data read by said read means into first and second sets of designating data;

face image creating means for reading out from said storage means part images that are identified by the designating data, and for disposing the read out part images at respective predetermined positions to create first and second face images;

a memory for storing the first and second sets of designating data converted by said converting means;

determining means for determining at least one of superiority, inferiority, and compatibility between the first and second face images created by said face image creating means based on the first and second sets of designating data stored in said memory; and

determination result outputting means for outputting the result of the determination by said determining means.

22. The face image outputting device according to claim 21, further comprising:

replacing means for replacing at least one of the part images included in one of the first and second face images based on the result of the determination by said determining means with another part image.

23. The face image outputting device according to claim 21, wherein the first and second data read by said read means includes one of a bar code data and magnetic recorded data.

24. An object image creation device for creating an object image including a plurality of parts selected from a plurality of part images, the selected part images corresponding to the plurality of parts being disposed at respective predetermined positions, the object image creation device comprising:

recording medium on which an object image is printed and at least one code data is magnetically recorded, the at least one code data corresponding to designating data for identifying part images which constitute the object image;

read means for reading code data magnetically recorded on said recording medium;

storage means for storing and combining a plurality of part images for each of the parts which constitute the object image and a plurality of designating data for identifying the plurality of part images;

converting means for converting the code data into designating data, the designating data identifying part images to be used to create the object image; and

object image creating means for reading from said storage means part images identified by the designating data converted by said converting means, the object image creating means also disposing the read part images at respective predetermined positions to create an object image corresponding to the object image printed on said recording medium.

25. The object image creation device according to claim 24, further comprising:

outputting means for outputting the object image created by said object image creating means.

26. The object image creation device according to claim 24, further comprising:

replacing means for replacing at least one of the part images included in the object image created by said object image creating means with another part image stored in said storage means.

27. The object image creation device according to claim 24, further comprising:

character data inputting means for inputting character data relating to the object image created by said object image creating means; and

outputting means for outputting the object image created by said object image creating means together with the character data input by said character data inputting means.

28. The object image creation device according to claim 24, wherein the designating data includes numerical data which identifies the part images and titles of the part images magnetically recorded on the recording medium.

29. The object image creation device according to claim 24, wherein said recording medium includes a plurality of object images and a plurality of code data printed thereon at respective locations, the plurality of object images corresponding respectively to the plurality of code data.

30. An object image creation device for creating an object image including a plurality of parts selected from a plurality of part images, the selected part images corresponding to the plurality of parts being disposed at respective predetermined positions, the object image creation device comprising:

recording medium for magnetically recording an object image and designating data, the designating data identifying part images which constitute the object image;

read means for reading the designating data;

storage means in which a plurality of part images for each of the parts which constitute an object are stored, the plurality of part images corresponding to numerical data;

object image creating means for reading out from said storage means part images corresponding to the designating data, the object image creating means disposing the part images at respective predetermined positions to create an object image; and

outputting means for outputting numerical data corresponding respectively to the part images which constitute the object image created by said object image creating means.

31. A face image creation device for creating an object image including a plurality of parts selected from a plurality part images, the selected part images corresponding to the plurality of parts disposed at respective predetermined positions, the face image creation device comprising:

recording medium for magnetically recording a face image, code data and telephone number data, the code data identifying designating data which respectively designates part images which constitute the face image, and telephone number data corresponding to the face image;

read means for reading code data and the telephone number data;

storage means for storing a plurality of part images for each of the parts which constitute a face image and plural designating data corresponding to the part images;

converting means for converting the code data into designating data for designating part images to be included in the face image;

face image creating means for reading from said storage means part images on the basis of the designating data converted by said converting means, and for disposing the part images at respective predetermined positions to create a face image substantially similar to the face image printed on said recording medium;

outputting means for outputting the face image created by said face image creating means; and

dial tone outputting means for outputting a dial tone based on the telephone number data read by said read means on the basis of the read telephone number data.

32. The object image creation device according to claim 31, wherein the designating data includes numerical data.

33. An object image creation device for creating an object image for use with a medium having code data magnetically recorded thereon, the object image including a plurality of parts selected from a plurality of part images, the selected part images of the plurality of parts being disposed at respective predetermined positions to create an object image, the part images respectively corresponding to designating data, the object image creation device comprising:

read means for reading the code data;

storage means for storing designating data and a plurality of different part images for each of the plurality of parts which constitute an object, the plurality of part images and the designating data designating corresponding part images which are to be combined;

converting means for converting the code data read by said read means into one set of designating data; and

object image creating means for reading out from said storage means part images identified by the designating data, the object image creating means disposing the read part images at respective predetermined positions to create an object image.

34. The object image creation device according to claim 33, further comprising:

outputting means for outputting the object image created by said object image creating means.

35. The object image creation device according to claim 33, further comprising:

replacing means for replacing at least one of the part images included in the object image created by said object image creating means with another part image stored in said storage means.

36. The object image creation device according to claim 33, wherein the plurality of designating data stored in said storage means includes numerical data;

and wherein said object image creation device further comprises;

outputting means for outputting numerical data corresponding to the part images which constitute the object image created by said object image creating means.

37. The object image creation device according to claim 33, further comprising:

character data inputting means for inputting character data relating to the object image created by said object image creating means; and

outputting means for outputting the character data input by said character data inputting means.

38. An object image recording medium used in an object image display device which magnetically reads a magnetically recorded data item, and creates and displays at least a face image on the basis of the data items read, said object image recording medium being a card having a face image printed thereon and a plurality of data items magnetically recorded thereon, each data item representing a respective one of the parts which constitute the face image, a face image being reproduced and displayed on the basis of the magnetically recorded data items read by said object image display device.

39. In an object image creation device having storage means for creating an object image, the object image including a plurality of parts selected from a plurality of part images, the selected part images corresponding to the plurality of parts being disposed at respective predetermined positions to create an object image, the plurality of part images respectively corresponding to designating data, a first set of designating data which designates part images included in the object image being represented by first code data, the code data and the part images being stored in the storage means, an object image creation method comprising the steps of:

reading code data stored in the storage means;

converting the code data read from the storage means into a first set of designating data;

reading part images corresponding to the designating data from the storage means; and

disposing the read part images at the predetermined positions to create an object image corresponding to the read code data.

40. In an object image creation device having storage means for creating an object image, the object image including a plurality part images, the selected part images corresponding to the plurality of parts being disposed at respective predetermined positions to create an object image, the plurality of part images respectively corresponding to designating data, code data representing a first set of designating data which designate part images included in the object image, the code data, the part images and the telephone number data corresponding to object images being stored in the storage means, an object image creation method comprising the steps of:

reading data code and telephone number data stored in the storage means;

converting the read code data into a first set of designating data;

reading part images stored in storage means corresponding to the converted designating data;

disposing the part images read from the storage means at the predetermined positions to create an object image corresponding to the read code data; and

outputting the created object image and a dial tone on the basis of the read telephone number data.

41. In an object image creation device having storage means for creating an object image, the object image including a plurality of parts selected from a plurality of part images, the selected part images corresponding to the plurality of parts being disposed at respective predetermined positions to create an object image, the plurality of part images respectively corresponding to designating data, code data representing a first set of designating data which designate part images included in the object image, the code data corresponding to the object image, and the code data and the part images being stored in the storage means, and object image outputting method comprising the steps of:

reading first and second code data stored in the storage means;

reading first and second sets of part images stored in the storage means based on the first and second read code data;

disposing the part images read from the storage means at predetermined positions to create first and second object images;

determining at least one of superiority, inferiority and compatibility between the first and second created object images; and

outputting the result of the determination.