Gun shooting game device, method of controlling computer and program

• US 7,059,962 B2
• Filed: 07/19/2002
• Issued: 06/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Company Limited (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Konami Corporation, Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc. (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Watashiba, Yu
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, KIM T
• Application Number:
  US10/197,893
• Publication Number:
  US 20030032466A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,425 Days
• Field of Search: 463 51- 57, 463/2, 463/49
• US Class Current: 463/2
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/219 for aiming at specific areas on the display, e.g. light-guns
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/422 automatically for the purpose of assisting the player, e.g. automatic braking in a driving game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/426 involving on-screen location information, e.g. screen coordinates of an area at which the player is aiming with a light gun
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/537 using indicators, e.g. showing the condition of a game character on screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/573 using trajectories of game objects, e.g. of a golf ball according to the point of impact
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/837 Shooting of targets
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1012 involving biosensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat, limb activity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1087 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. a camera
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/303 for displaying additional data, e.g. simulating a Head Up Display
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6054 by generating automatically game commands to assist the player, e.g. automatic braking in a driving game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/64 for computing dynamical parameters of game objects, e.g. motion determination or computation of frictional forces for a virtual car
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/646 for calculating the trajectory of an object
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6661 for changing the position of the virtual camera
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6676 by dedicated player input
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8076 Shooting

Abstract

In providing a gun shooting game allowing selective use of one or more types of controller among multiple types of controller, the effect of difference between controllers on the game can be diminished. A gun shooting game device 10 allowing selective use of one or more types of controller among multiple types of controller includes a target display unit 100 for displaying a target, a controller type determination unit 102 for determining the type of a currently used controller, a hit determination unit 103 for determining whether or not a bullet has hit the target based on data supplied by the controller, and a range extent control unit 104 for controlling the extent of a range in which the bullet is determined as hitting the target among supplied data based on the controller type.

Claims

1. A gun shooting game device allowing selective use of one or more types of controller among multiple types of controller, comprising:

target display means for displaying a target;

type determination means for determining a type of a currently used controller;

hit determination means for determining whether or not a bullet has hit said target based on data supplied by said currently used controller; and

range extent control means for controlling an extent of a range of data supplied by said controller where said bullet is determined as hitting said target based on the type of said currently used controller.

2. A gun shooting game device according to claim 1, wherein

said range extent control means includes

trajectory information calculation means for calculating trajectory information on said bullet based on the data supplied from said currently used controller,

trajectory information correction means for correcting said trajectory information based on a position of said target, and

correction amount control means for controlling an amount of correction made by said trajectory information correction means based on the type of said currently used controller.

3. A gun shooting game device according to claim 1, wherein

said hit determination means determines whether or not said bullet has hit said target based also on a positional relationship between said bullet and an invisible hit area moved in accordance with said target, and

said range extent control means controls the extent of said hit area based on the type of said currently used controller.

4. A method of controlling a computer allowing selective use of one or more types of controller among multiple types of controller, comprising:

a target display step for displaying a target;

a type determination step for determining a type of a currently used controller;

a hit determination step for determining whether or not a bullet has hit said target based on data supplied by said currently used controller; and

a range extent control step for controlling an extent of a range of data supplied by said controller where said bullet is determined as hitting said target based on the type of said currently used controller.

5. A program product comprising a storage medium storing a computer program for controlling a computer to function as a gun shooting game device allowing selective use of one or more types of controller among multiple types of controller, said program causing said computer to function as:

target display means for displaying a target;

type determination means for determining a type of a currently used controller;

hit determination means for determining whether or not a bullet has hit said target based on data supplied by said currently used controller; and

range extent control means for controlling an extent of a range of data supplied by said controller where said bullet is determined as hitting said target based on the type of said currently used controller.

6. A program product comprising a storage medium storing a computer program for controlling computer to function as a gun shooting game device allowing selective use of one or more types of controller among multiple types of controller, said program containing the steps of:

displaying a target;

determining a type of a currently used controller;

determining whether or not a bullet has hit said target based on data supplied by said currently used controller; and

controlling an extent of a range of data supplied by said controller where said bullet is determined as hitting said target based on the type of said currently used controller.