Program, information storage medium and image generation system

• US 8,786,543 B2
• Filed: 03/06/2006
• Issued: 07/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. (BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Namco Bandai Games Inc.
• Inventors: Shinoda, Tetsuya, Ono, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Boddie, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shapiro, Leonid
• Application Number:
  US11/367,409
• Publication Number:
  US 20060202982A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,060 Days
• Field of Search: 345/156, 345/173, 345/55
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text

Abstract

An image generation system including: an image generation section which generates an image; a path recognition section which performs recognition processing of a path of an input by a user, based on input information of the input from an input section which allows the user to input an arbitrary shape; and a size information generation section, wherein the image generation section generates a path image indicating the path based on the input information and a production image in accordance with the size of the path based on the size information.

Claims

1. An image generation method, comprising:

performing recognition processing of a path input by a user; and

determining whether or not the path satisfies a predetermined condition; and

when the path satisfies the predetermined condition, generating at least two images including a path image corresponding to the path and a production image generated by a computer based on a size of the path,

wherein the generation of the production image includes dividing one of a plurality of lengths of the path image into a plurality of portions of the path image and defining one or more coordinate positions of the production image based on the plurality of portions of the path image.

2. The image generation method as defined in claim 1, wherein the size of the path is at least one of the plurality of lengths including:

a length of at least one side of a first rectangular area including the path;

a length of at least one side of a second rectangular area included in the path;

a length of the path;

a length of a characteristic portion of the path; and

a length based on at least one of these lengths.

3. The image generation method as defined in claim 2, wherein

the generation of the production image generates the production image based on a position of the path and one of the plurality of lengths, and

a size of the production image being adjusted based on the one of the plurality of lengths.

4. The image generation method as defined in claim 1, further comprising:

generating timing information,

the generation of the production image generates the production image such that at least one of a position, shape, color, pattern, and size of the production image changes with time, based on the timing information.

5. The image generation method as defined in claim 4, wherein the generation of the path image generates the path image such that at least one of a position, shape, color, pattern, and size of the path image changes with time, based on the timing information.

6. The image generation method as defined in claim 5, wherein the generation of the at least two images comprises generating both the path image and the production image such that the path image and the production image are deleted at a predetermined time, based on the timing information.

7. The image generation method as defined in claim 1, wherein the determination whether or not the path satisfies the predetermined condition comprises determining whether or not the path matches a predetermined shape.

8. The image generation method as defined in claim 7, wherein the determination whether or not the path satisfies the predetermined condition further comprises at least one of:

determining whether or not a color of the path matches a predetermined color and determining whether or not an area enclosed by the path is in a predetermined state.

9. The image generation method as defined in claim 7, further comprising:

storing path data for generating the path image, shape data indicating the predetermined shape, and production data for generating the production image,

wherein

the path data indicates an input time, a coordinate position at the input time, and an angle formed by a line segment which connects the coordinate position at the input time and a coordinate position at a preceding input time and a line segment which connects the coordinate position at the input time and a coordinate position at a subsequent input time; and

the shape data indicates the input time and the angle.

10. The image generation method as defined in claim 1,

wherein the input by the user and an area in which the at least two images are generated are displayed by a touch panel display.

11. The image generation method as defined in claim 1, further comprising:

generating sound information for outputting sound based on the size information, a volume of the sound being adjusted according to the size.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program which when executed by a processor causing a computer to perform the steps of:

performing recognition processing of a path of an input by a user; and

determining whether or not the path satisfies a predetermined condition; and

when the path satisfies the predetermined condition, generating at least two images including a path image corresponding to the path and a production image generated by a computer based on the size of the path

wherein the generation of the production image includes dividing one of the plurality of lengths of the path image into a plurality of portions of the path image and defining one or more coordinate positions of the production image based on the plurality of portions of the path image.

13. An image generation system, comprising:

performing, by a processor, recognition processing of a path input by a user; and

determining, by the processor, whether or not the path satisfies a predetermined condition; and

when the path satisfies the predetermined condition, generating, by the processor, at least two images including a path image corresponding to the path and a production image generated by a computer in accordance with the size of the path

wherein the generation of the production image includes dividing one of a plurality of lengths of the path image into a plurality of portions of the path image and defining one or more coordinate positions of the production image based on the plurality of portions of the path image.

14. The image generation system as defined in claim 13, wherein the size of the path is at least one of the plurality of lengths including:

a length of at least one side of a first rectangular area including the path;

a length of at least one side of a second rectangular area included in the path;

a length of the path;

a length of a characteristic portion of the path; and

a length based on at least one of these lengths.

15. The image generation system as defined in claim 14, wherein

the generation of the production image generates the production image based on a position of the path and one of the plurality of lengths, and

a size of the production image being adjusted based on the one of the plurality of lengths.

16. The image generation system as defined in claim 13, further comprising:

generating, by the processor, timing information,

wherein the generation of the production image generates the production image such that at least one of a position, shape, color, pattern, and size of the production image changes with time, based on the timing information.

17. The image generation system as defined in claim 16,

wherein the generation of the path image generates the path image such that at least one of a position, shape, color, pattern, and size of the path image changes with time, based on the timing information.

18. The image generation system defined in claim 17,

wherein the generation of the at least two images comprises generating both the path image and the production image such that the path image and the production image are deleted at a predetermined time, based on the timing information.

19. The image generation system as defined in claim 13,

wherein the determination whether or not the path satisfies the predetermined condition comprises determining whether or not the path matches a predetermined shape.

20. The image generation system as defined in claim 19, further comprising:

storing, by the processor, path data for generating the path image, shape data indicating the predetermined shape, and production data for generating the production image,

wherein the path data indicates an input time, a coordinate position at the input time, and an angle formed by a line segment which connects the coordinate position at the input time and a coordinate position at a preceding input time and a line segment which connects the coordinate position at the input time and a coordinate position at a subsequent input time; and

wherein the shape data indicates the input time and the angle.

21. An image generation method, comprising:

an image generation step for generating an image;

a path recognition step for performing recognition processing of a path of an input by a user, based on input information of the input from an input section which allows the user to input an arbitrary shape; and

a size information generation step for generating size information indicating size of the path,

wherein;

the path recognition step determines whether the path satisfies a predetermined condition,

when the path satisfies the predetermined condition, the image generation step generates an image which includes a path image indicating the path based on the input information and a production image in accordance with the size of the path based on the size information, the path image being different from the production image, and

the image generation step divides one of a plurality of lengths of the path image into a plurality of portions of the path image and defines one or more coordinate positions of the production image based on the plurality of portions of the path image, in order to generate the image which includes the path image and the production image.