Image processing method and electronic device

• US 6,005,545 A
• Filed: 04/03/1997
• Issued: 12/21/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sega Enterprises LTD. (SEGA Sammy Holdings Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Sega Enterprises LTD. (SEGA Sammy Holdings Inc.)
• Inventors: Sato, Kenji, Nishida, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Hjerpe, Richard A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran, Henry N.
• Application Number:
  US08/714,153
• Time in Patent Office: 992 Days
• Field of Search: 345/150, 345/156, 345/168, 345/173, 345/179, 345/473-475, 345/438, 345/113-114, 345/133, 345/139, 84/620
• US Class Current: 345/603
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/80 Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites

Abstract

An electronic device draws pictures with a plurality of color on a monitor 90. A sound making processing unit 108 reads a color displayed at a position commanded by a touch pen 28 and makes sounds corresponding to the read color. A movable body drawing unit 106 generates a movable body corresponding to a color displayed on the monitor 90 and draws the movable body so as to move the same corresponding to the color. Image processing can be conducted on pictures drawn on the monitor screen by game players.

Claims

1. An image processing method for drawing a picture with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen, comprising the steps of:

displaying an indication body which shows a sound manking status corresponding to a position on a picture commanded in response to position commands;

displaying color information of said picture at said position;

reading said color information; and

emitting sounds corresponding to the color information being read.

2. An image processing method for drawing a picture with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen, said method comprising the steps of:

setting a timbre in advance in response to timbre commands;

displaying an indication body showing specific timbre sound making status corresponding to a position commanded in response to position commands,

displaying color information of said picture at a position where said indication body is displayed;

reading said color information of said picture; and

emitting sounds of a frequency corresponding to the read color information being made in the set timbre.

3. An image processing method for drawing a picture with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen, said method comprising the steps of:

displaying a movable body corresponding to generated color information displayed on a monitor screen,

moving said movable body on said monitor screen along the generated color information.

4. An image processing method for drawing a picture with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen, said method comprising the steps of:

generating a commandable movable body;

changing an image of said movable body when at least part of the color information surrounding said movable body is associated with said movable body.

5. An electronic device for drawing a picture with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen, comprising:

an input device for commanding an arbitrary position on the monitor screen;

a display device for displaying an indication body showing sound making status corresponding to the position commanded by the input device; and

a sound maker for reading color information of said picture displayed at the position where the indication body is displayed and making sounds corresponding to the read color information.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein said input device is a touch pen.

7. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein said display device includes at least one processor.

8. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein said sound maker includes at least an audio synthesizing circuit.

9. An electronic device for drawing a picture with a plurality of colors on monitor screen comprising:

an input device for commanding an arbitrary position on the monitor screen;

a display device for displaying an indication body showing specific timbre sound making status corresponding to the position commanded by said input device, the specific timbre being set in advance by said input device; and

a sound maker for reading color information of a picture displayed at a position where said indication body is displayed and making sounds of a frequency corresponding to color information.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein said input device is a touch pen.

11. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein said display device includes at least one processor.

12. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein said sound maker includes at least an audio synthesizing circuit.

13. An electronic device for drawing a picture with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen, comprising;

an image generator for generating a movable body image corresponding to color information displayed on a monitor screen and generating the movable body image so as to move the same on the monitor screen responsive to the color information.

14. An electronic device according to claim 13, further comprising:

a direction deciding unit for reading color information in an area surrounding a movable body and deciding a direction which has the most color information associated with the movable body, said image generator drawing the movable body so as to move in the direction decided by said direction deciding unit.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein said direction deciding unit includes at least one processor.

16. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein said image generator includes at least one processor.

18. An information storage medium to be mounted on electronic devices according to any one of claims 5,9,13,14 or 17 comprising:

a picture book unit in which pictures to be commanded by an input device are drawn.

19. The information storage medium of claim 18, wherein said picture book unit is a cartridge.

17. An electronic device for drawing a picture with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen, comprising:

an image generator for generating a movable body of a commanded kind and for changing an image of said movable body when at least part of the color information surrounding said movable body is associated with said movable body.

20. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein said image generator includes at least one processor.

21. An image processing method for displaying an indication body with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen, said method comprising the steps of:

changing a first image of an indication body into a second image of the indication body responsive to a change in color information surrounding the indication body.

22. An image processing method for displaying an indication body with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen, said method comprising the steps of:

eliminating an indication body from a monitor screen when color informatiom associated with said indication body does not exist surrounding said indication body.

23. An image processing method for displaying an indication body with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen, said method comprising the steps of:

moving an indication body on a monitor screen responsive to color information surrounding said indication body.

24. An image processing method for displaying an indication body with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen, said method comprising the steps of:

moving an indication body along color information corresponding to said indication body.

25. An electronic device for displaying an indication body with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen, comprising:

a drawing circuit for drawing an image of an indication body so as to be changed into another image of said indication body responsive to a change in color information surrounding said indication body.

26. The electronic device of claim 25, wherein said drawing circuit includes at least one processor.

27. An electronic device for displaying an indication body with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen, comprising:

a drawing circuit for drawing an indication body so as to be eliminated from a monitor screen when color information corresponding to said indication body does not exist surrounding said indication body.

28. The electronic device of claim 27, wherein said drawing circuit includes at least one processor.

29. An electronic device for displaying an indication body with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen, comprising:

a drawing circuit for drawing an indication body so as to move said indication body on a monitor screen responsive to color information surrounding said indication body.

30. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein said drawing circuit includes at least one processor.

31. An electronic device for displaying an indication body with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen, comprising:

a drawing circuit for drawing an indication body so as to move said indication body along color information corresponding to said indication body.

32. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein said drawing circuit includes at least one processor.

33. An electronic device comprising;

a display device for displaying a picture with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen;

an input device for commanding an arbitrary position on said monitor screen; and

a mounting portion for mounting a picture book-type cartridge, said picture book-type cartridge having an area for drawing the picture on said monitor screen and for specifying a function of said input device, said display device displaying a picture showing the function specified based on said area of said picture book on the monitor screen, wherein said display device displays an indication body showing sound malting status corresponding to a position commanded by said input device; and

a sound maker for reading color information of said picture displayed at the position where the indication body is displayed and making sounds corresponding to the read color information.

34. The electronic device of claim 33, wherein said input device is a touch pen.

35. The electronic device of claim 33, wherein said display device includes at least one processor.

36. The electronic device of claim 33, wherein said sound maker includes at least an audio synthesizing circuit.

37. An electronic device comprising:

a display device for displaying a picture with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen;

an input device for commanding an arbitrary position on the monitor screen; and

a mounting portion for mounting a picture book-type cartridge, said picture book-type cartridge having an area for drawing the picture on the monitor screen and for specifying a function of said input device, said display device displaying a picture showing the function specified based on said area of said picture book-type cartridge commanded by said input device on the monitor screen, said display device displays an indication body showing specific timbre sound making status corresponding to a position commanded by said input device, the specific timbre being set in advance by said input device; and

a sound makers for reading color information of said picture displayed at the position where said indication body is displayed and making sounds of a frequency corresponding to the read color information.

38. The electronic device of claim 37, wherein said display device includes at least one processor.

39. The electronic device of claim 37, wherein said sound maker includes at least an audio synthesizing circuit.

40. The electronic device of claim 37, wherein said input device is a touch pen.

41. An electronic device comprising:

a display device for displaying a picture with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen;

an input device for commanding an arbitrary position on the monitor screen; and

a mounting portion for mounting a picture book-type cartridge, said picture book-type cartridge having an area for drawing the picture on the monitor screen and for specifying a function of said input device, said display device displaying a picture showing the function specified based on the area of said picture book-type cartridge commanded by said input device on the monitor screen; and

an image generator for generating a movable body image corresponding to color information displayed on the monitor screen and drawing said movable body image so as to move the same on the monitor screen responsive to the color information.

42. An electronic device according to claim 41, further comprising:

a direction deciding unit for reading color information in a surrounding area of said movable body and deciding a direction which has the most color information associated with said movable body, said image generator for drawing the movable body so as to move in the direction decided by said direction deciding unit.

43. The electronic device of claim 41, wherein said input device is a touch pen.

44. The electronic device of claim 42, wherein said direction deciding unit includes at least one processor.

45. An electronic device comprising:

a display device for displaying a picture with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen;

an input device for commanding an arbitrary position an the monitor screen;

a mounting portion for mounting a picture book-type cartridge, said picture book-type cartridge having an area for drawing the picture on the monitor screen and for specifying a function of said input device, said display device displaying a picture showing the function specified based on said area of the picture book-type cartridge commanded by said input device on the monitor screen; and

an image generator for generating a movable body of a commanded kind and changing an image of said movable body when at least part of the color information surrounding said movable body is associated with said movable body.

46. The electronic device of claim 45, wherein said input device is a touch pen.

47. An electronic device comprising:

a display device for displaying a picture with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen;

an input device for commanding an arbitrary position on the monitor screen;

a mounting portion for mounting a picture book-type cartridge, said picture book-type cartridge having an area for drawing the picture on the monitor screen and for specifying a function of said input device, said display device displaying a picture showing the function specified based on said area of said picture book-type cartridge commanded by said input device on the monitor screen; and

an image generator for generating an image of an indication body so as to change the image of said indication body based on color information surrounding said indication body on the monitor screen.

48. The electronic device of claim 47, wherein said input device is a touch pen.

49. An electronic device comprising:

a display device for displaying a picture with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen;

an input device for commanding an arbitrary position on the monitor screen;

a mounting portion for mounting a picture book-type cartridge, said picture book-type type cartridge having an area for drawing the picture on the monitor screen and for specifying a function of said input device, said display device displaying a picture showing the function specified based on said area of said picture book-type cartridge commanded by said input device on the monitor screen; and

an image generator for drawing an indication body so as to be eliminated from the monitor screen when color information with reference to said indication body does not exist surrounding said indication body.

50. The electronic device of claim 49, wherein said input device is a touch pen.

51. An electronic device comprising:

a display device for displaying a picture with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen;

an input device for commanding an arbitrary position on the monitor screen;

a mounting portion for mounting a picture book-type cartridge, said picture book-type type cartridge having an area for drawing the picture on the monitor screen and for specifying a function of said input device, said display device displaying a picture showing the function specified based on said area of said picture book-type cartridge commanded by said input device on the monitor screen; and

an image generator for drawing an indication body so as to move said indication body on the monitor screen based on color information surrounding said indication body.

52. The electronic device of claim 51, wherein said input device is a touch pen.

53. An electronic device comprising:

a display device for displaying a picture with a plurality of colors on a monitor screen;

an input device for commanding an arbitrary position on the monitor screen;

a mounting portion for mounting a picture book-type cartridge, said picture book-type cartridge having an area for drawing the picture on the monitor screen and for specifying a function of said input device, said display device displaying a picture showing the function specified based on said area of said picture book-type cartridge commanded by said input device on the monitor screen; and

an image generator for drawing an indication body so as to move said indication body along color information corresponding to said indication body.

54. The electronic device of claim 53, wherein said input device is a touch pen.