Electronic game devices and methods

• US 5,601,487 A
• Filed: 05/22/1995
• Issued: 02/11/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Kakimoto, Eri, Oshima, Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Harrison, Jessica
• Assistant Examiner(s): ONEILL, MICHAEL W
• Application Number:
  US08/446,407
• Time in Patent Office: 631 Days
• Field of Search: 273/433-438, 273/460, 273/DIG. 28, 273/85 G, 273/87 R, 273/88, 273/94, 364/410, 395/152, 463/4, 463/31
• US Class Current: 463/4
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/34 using peer-to-peer connections
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/812 Ball games, e.g. soccer or baseball
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/303 for displaying additional data, e.g. simulating a Head Up Display
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/408 Peer to peer connection
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8011 Ball

Abstract

In an electronic device, a plurality of images of each of the parts which constitute a character is contained along with a corresponding plurality of different parameters in a ROM. A parameter indicative of a character created by a controller is calculated from parameters corresponding to the respective images of the parts which constitute the character. The indication of an indicator which sets the progress of a game is controlled in accordance with the calculated character parameter. In more detail, first, the user selects images of the parts stored in the ROM and creates a character used in the game with those selected part images. The controller reads parameters corresponding to the images of the parts of the character and calculates a parameter of the character from those read parameters. A display displays an indicator which controls the progress of the game. The indicator changes at a speed corresponding to the calculated parameter. The indication of the indicator is determined by the operation of the user. Since the progress of the game is controlled in accordance with the indication of the indicator, the user himself is permitted to participate in the progress of the game.

Claims

1. An electronic soccer game device for playing a penalty kick game, the device comprising:

a player data memory for storing plural player data of players which take part in a soccer game;

a parameter memory for storing parameters corresponding respectively to the plural player data stored in said player data memory, the parameters being different from one another;

player selecting means for selecting player data which is to take part in the soccer game from among the plural player data stored in said player data memory;

first parameter reading means for reading out from said parameter memory a parameter corresponding to the player data selected by said player selecting means;

ball displaying means for displaying a ball to be used in the penalty kick game;

point displaying means for displaying and moving a point onto the ball displayed by said ball displaying means at a speed corresponding to the parameter read out by said first parameter reading means;

point stopping means for stopping the point being moved by said point displaying means to indicate a position where the ball displayed by said ball displaying means is to be kicked; and

first goal control means for determining based on the position indicated by said point stopping means whether a goal is successful or not.

2. An electronic soccer game device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

goal post displaying means for displaying a goal post;

shoot position indicating means for indicating a position to kick the ball displayed by said ball displaying means at the goal post displayed by said goal post displaying means;

judging means for judging whether the position indicated by said point stopping means is located at a suitable position for the position indicated by said shoot position indicating means; and

second goal control means for determining based on the result of the judgement made by said judging means whether a goal is successful or not.

3. An electronic soccer game device as claimed in claim 2,

further comprising:

goal keeper displaying means for displaying a goal keeper; and

direction setting means for setting a moving direction in which the goal keeper displayed by said goal keeper displaying means is moved; and

wherein;

said second goal control means comprises penalty kick control means for comparing the moving direction of the goal keeper set by said direction setting means with the result of the judgement made by said judging means to determine whether a goal is successful or not.

4. An electronic soccer game device as claimed in claim 3, wherein:

said goal keeper displaying means comprises;

competitor player selecting means for selecting from among the plural player data stored in said player data memory a player data of a player as a competitor player who competes with the player data selected by said player selecting means;

competitor player parameter reading means for reading out from said parameter memory a parameter corresponding to the player data of the competitor player selected by said competitor player selecting means; and

competitor player displaying means for displaying the player data of the competitor player selected by said competitor player selecting means; and

said second goal control means comprises;

comparison control means for comparing with one another the moving direction of the goal keeper set by said direction setting means, the result of the judgement made by said judging means, the parameter of the player data read out by said first parameter reading means and the parameter of the competitor player read out by said competitor player parameter reading means to determine whether a goal is successful or not.

5. An electronic soccer game device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said penalty kick control means compares with one another the moving direction of the goal keeper set by said direction setting means, the result of the judgement made by said judging means and the parameter of the player data read out by said first parameter reading means to determine whether a goal is successful or not.

6. An electronic soccer game device as claimed in claim 3,

further comprising:

an external control device for sending keeper data for setting a moving direction in which in the goal keeper displayed by said goal keeper displaying means is moved in a penalty kick game; and

receiving means for receiving the keeper data sent from said external control device; and

wherein;

said direction setting means sets in accordance with the keeper data received by said receiving means a moving direction in which the goal keeper displayed by said goal keeper displaying means is moved;

whereby said electronic soccer game device competes with said external control device in the penalty kick game.

7. An electronic soccer game device as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said player data memory comprises a part pattern memory for storing plural part pattern data for each of parts composing a player;

said parameter memory comprises a pattern parameter memory for storing plural parameters corresponding respectively to the plural part pattern data stored in said part pattern memory;

said player selecting means comprises;

part pattern selecting means for selecting part pattern data for each of the parts composing a player from among the plural part pattern data stored in said part pattern memory; and

player composing means for combining the part pattern data selected by said part pattern selecting means to compose a player who takes part in a game;

said first parameter reading means comprises;

pattern parameter reading means for reading out from said parameter memory parameters corresponding respectively to part pattern data selected by said part pattern selecting means; and

parameter composing means for combining the parameters read out by said pattern parameter reading means to compose a parameter of the player composed by said player composing means; and

said point displaying means moves the point at a velocity corresponding to the parameter composed by said parameter composing means.

8. An electronic basketball game device comprising:

a player data memory for storing plural player data of players which take part in a basketball game;

a parameter memory for storing parameters corresponding respectively to the plural player data stored in said player data memory, the parameters being different from one another;

player selecting means for selecting player data which is to take part in the basketball game from among the plural player data stored in said player data memory;

first parameter reading means for reading out from said parameter memory a parameter corresponding to the player data selected by said player selecting means;

display-member displaying means for displaying and moving a display member at a velocity corresponding to the parameter read out by said parameter reading means, the display member being provided for setting a shooting strength;

shot-strength setting means for stopping the display member being moved by said display-member displaying means to set the shot strength; and

first shot control means for determining based on the shot strength set by said shot strength setting means whether a shot is successful or not.

9. An electronic basketball game device as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

court displaying means for displaying a court;

shot position designating means for designating a position to release a shot in the court displayed by said court displaying means;

judging means for judging whether the shot strength set by said shot-strength setting means is suitable for the position designated by said shot position designating means; and

second shot control means for determining based on the result of the judgement made by said judging means whether a shot is successful or not.

10. An electronic basketball game device as claimed in claim 9,

further comprising:

competitor displaying means for displaying a competitor;

direction setting means for setting a moving direction in which the competitor displayed by said competitor displaying means is moved; and

competitor moving means for moving the competitor displayed by said competitor displaying means in the moving direction set by said direction setting means; and

wherein;

said second shot control means comprises basket control means for comparing the moving direction of the competitor set by said direction setting means with the result of the judgement made by said judging means to determine whether a shot is successful or not.

11. An electronic soccer game device as claimed in claim 10, wherein:

said competitor displaying means comprises;

competitor player selecting means for selecting from among the plural player data stored in said player data memory a player data of a player as a competitor player who competes with the player data selected by said player selecting means; and

competitor player displaying means for displaying the player data of the competitor player selected by said competitor player selecting means;

said first parameter reading means comprises;

competitor player parameter reading means for reading out from said parameter memory a parameter corresponding to the player data of the competitor player selected by said competitor player selecting means; and

said second shot control means comprises;

comparison control means for comparing with one another the moving direction of the competitor set by said direction setting means, the result of the judgement made by said judging means, the parameter of the player data read out by said first parameter reading means and the parameter of the competitor player read out by said competitor player parameter reading means to determine whether a shot is successful or not.

12. An electronic basketball game device as claimed in claim 10,

further comprising:

an external control device for sending competitor data for setting a moving direction in which the competitor player is moved in a basketball game;

receiving means for receiving the competitor data sent from said external control device; and

wherein;

said direction setting means sets in accordance with the competitor data received by said receiving means a moving direction in which the competitor displayed by said competitor moving means is moved;

whereby said electronic basketball game device competes with said external control device in the basketball game.

13. An electronic basketball game device as claimed in claim 8, wherein:

said player data memory comprises a part pattern memory for storing plural part pattern data for each of parts composing a player;

said parameter memory comprises a pattern parameter memory for storing plural parameters corresponding respectively to the plural part pattern data stored in said part pattern memory;

said player selecting means comprises;

part pattern selecting means for selecting part pattern data for each of the parts composing a player from among the plural part pattern data stored in said part pattern memory; and

player composing means for combining the part pattern data selected by said part pattern selecting means to compose a player who takes part in a game;

said first parameter reading means comprises;

pattern parameter reading means for reading out from said parameter memory parameters corresponding respectively to part pattern data selected by said part pattern selecting means; and

parameter composing means for combining the parameters read out by said pattern parameter reading means to compose a parameter of the player composed by said player composing means; and

said display-member displaying means moves the display member at a velocity corresponding to the parameter composed by said parameter composing means.

14. In an electronic soccer game device for playing a penalty kick game, the device having a memory for storing plural players and plural parameters corresponding respectively to the plural players and a display unit, a method of playing an electronic soccer game, comprising the steps of:

selecting a player from among the plural players stored in said memory;

selecting a player as a competitor player from among the plural players stored in said memory;

reading a parameter corresponding to the selected player;

reading a parameter corresponding to the selected player as the competitor player;

displaying a goal post on said display unit;

displaying a ball on said display unit;

designating a position from which a shot is released at the displayed goal post;

displaying a point on said display unit;

moving the displayed point at a velocity corresponding to the parameter of the selected player;

stopping the moving point; and

comparing with one another the position where the point member is stopped, the designated position for releasing a shot, the parameter of the selected player and the parameter of the player selected as the competitor player to move the ball.

15. In an electronic basketball game device having a memory for storing plural players and plural parameters corresponding respectively to the plural players and a display unit, a method of playing an electronic basketball game comprising the steps of:

selecting a player from among the plural players stored in said memory;

selecting a player as a competitor player from among the plural players stored in said memory;

reading a parameter corresponding to the selected player;

reading a parameter corresponding to the selected player as the competitor player;

displaying a basket on said display unit;

designating a position from which a shot is released at the displayed basket;

displaying a display member on said display unit;

moving the displayed display member at a velocity corresponding to the parameter of the selected player;

stopping the moving display member; and

comparing with one another the position where the display member is stopped, the designated position for releasing a shot, the parameter of the selected player and the parameter of the player selected as the competitor player to move a basketball.