JP2003038846A - Information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To incorporate a device that exceeds a user's intention into game software. When it is determined in step S1 that an input for extracting data from navigation software has been received, data on a moving distance is acquired from the navigation software in step S2. Step S4
When it is determined that the time unit for cutting the movement amount is set, the process proceeds to step S5, where the default movement amount and the coefficient are acquired from the database, and the square is calculated from the default movement amount and the coefficient. In step S7, the pieces displayed on the game screen are moved by the calculated number of squares.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program, and particularly to information processing for game software in which the amount of movement of the player is calculated from the movement distance measured by the navigation software. The present invention relates to an apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a game program such as Sugoroku or a board game, the amount of movement of a player is determined by the number of eyes rolled by a dice or the number of eyes rolled by a roulette wheel. ing.

[0003]

However, when the distance between the players in the game is greatly increased, the distance cannot be shortened.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and calculates the amount of movement in the game based on the movement distance measured by the navigation software, and implements a mechanism that exceeds the intention of the user. It is intended to be included in the game software.

[0005]

An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an acquisition unit that acquires a moving distance of the information processing apparatus, a display control unit that executes game software and controls a display screen, and an acquisition unit. The determination means for determining whether to proceed with the game software based on the traveled distance, and the result of the determination by the determination means, when it is determined that the game software is advanced based on the traveled distance, A display control means controls the display position of the predetermined image displayed on the display screen based on the movement amount in the game calculated by the calculation means. To do.

Recording means for measuring and recording the moving distance can be further provided, and the acquiring means can acquire the moving distance recorded in the recording means.

Storage means for storing the default movement amount and coefficient and setting means for setting the time unit can be further provided in association with the time unit for cutting the movement distance.
Based on the time unit set by the setting means, the calculation means is caused to read the corresponding predetermined movement amount and coefficient stored in the storage means, and the movement amount in the game is calculated from the predetermined movement amount and coefficient. Can be made.

The information processing method of the present invention is obtained by the acquisition processing step for acquiring the moving distance of the information processing apparatus, the display control processing step for executing the game software and controlling the display screen, and the acquisition processing step. The determination processing step for determining whether to proceed with the game software based on the moving distance, and the result of the determination in the determination processing step is that the game software is determined to proceed based on the moving distance. And a display control processing step for displaying a predetermined image displayed on the display screen, based on the in-game movement amount calculated by the calculation processing step. It is characterized by controlling the position.

The program recorded on the recording medium of the present invention includes an acquisition processing step for acquiring the moving distance of the information processing apparatus, a display control processing step for executing game software and controlling a display screen, and an acquisition processing step. A determination processing step of determining whether to proceed with the game software based on the movement distance acquired by the processing of
As a result of the determination by the processing of the determination processing step, if it is determined that the game software proceeds based on the moving distance, a calculation processing step of calculating the amount of movement in the game from the moving distance is included, and the display control processing step includes It is characterized in that the display position of the predetermined image displayed on the display screen is controlled based on the movement amount in the game calculated by the processing of the processing step.

The program of the present invention includes an acquisition processing step for acquiring a moving distance of the information processing apparatus, a display control processing step for executing game software and controlling a display screen, and a movement acquired by the processing of the acquisition processing step. If it is determined that the game software proceeds based on the moving distance as a result of the determination processing step for determining whether to advance the game software based on the distance and the processing of the determination processing step, the in-game based on the moving distance. And a calculation process step for calculating the movement amount of the predetermined image displayed on the display screen based on the movement amount in the game calculated by the calculation process step. It is characterized in that the display position is controlled.

In the information processing apparatus and method and the program of the present invention, the moving distance of the information processing apparatus is acquired, the game software is executed, the display screen is controlled, and the game software is executed based on the acquired moving distance. If it is determined whether or not to proceed, and if it is determined to proceed with the game software based on the movement distance, the movement amount in the game is calculated from the movement distance, and the display screen is displayed based on the calculated movement amount in the game. The display position of the predetermined image displayed on is controlled.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a GPS (Global Positioning System).
m) P to which the expansion module 11 with receiving function is installed
It is a figure which shows the structural example of an external appearance of DA. As shown in the figure, a portable navigation system is realized by mounting the expansion module 11 instead of the memory card.

The PDA 1 has a housing formed in a size that can be held and operated with one hand. A memory card slot and an infrared communication unit 60 (FIG. 4) for exchanging information with other devices using infrared communication are provided on the upper portion of the PDA 1. In addition to this, a wireless LAN (not shown) for further wireless communication by Bluetooth (trademark)
Etc. may be provided.

On the lower surface of the PDA 1, a modem (not shown) for connecting to the public line network and a USB for exchanging various data.
A (Universal Serial Bus) port or an RS-232C port (neither is shown) or the like is provided. Also PD
A1, display 2, key 3, and jog dial 4
Etc. are provided.

The display unit 2 is composed of a thin display device such as a liquid crystal display device and displays an image such as an icon, a thumbnail or a text. A touch pad 2a is provided below the display unit 2. The user inputs predetermined data or an operation instruction to the CPU 51 (FIG. 4) of the PDA 1 by pressing the display unit 2 and the touch pad 2a with a finger or a pen.

The key 3 is operated by the user when inputting predetermined data or an operation instruction to the CPU 51.

The jog dial 4 receives a rotating operation or a pressing operation on the main body side, for example, when the icon, thumbnail or text displayed on the display section 2 is selected by the user. For example, when the jog dial 4 is rotated while the display unit 2 displays a plurality of icons, a desired icon is selected from the plurality of icons and the jog dial 4 is pressed toward the main body. At this time, the selected icon is confirmed. Then, when the confirmed icon corresponds to the application program, the application program is started.

The operation of rotating the jog dial 4 while pressing the jog dial 4 toward the main body may be made to correspond to a command different from the normal rotation operation.
The contents of the operation to and the instruction corresponding to the operation are not limited to this.

FIG. 2 shows the overall structure of the expansion module 11. The expansion module 11 is composed of a mounting portion 21 and a coupling portion 25. The mounting portion 21 has a shape substantially corresponding to a memory card (memory stick). The mounting portion 21 is mounted on the PDA 1 instead of the memory card (memory stick).

FIG. 3 shows the surface of the mounting portion 21 (FIG. 3A).
And the back surface (FIG. 3 (B)). Mounting part 21
Has an outer shape made of a conductor such as a heavy metal such as iron or copper, or a light metal such as aluminum or magnesium. As shown in FIG. 3B, the mounting portion 21
A 10-pin terminal 31 is formed on the PDA 1, and when the terminal 31 is attached to the PDA 1, the terminal 31 is electrically connected to an internal electric circuit. As a result, the expansion module 11
The electronic components inside of the PDA 1 are electrically connected to the electronic components of the main body of the PDA 1.

Inside the mounting portion 21, an EEPROM (Electric) is a non-volatile memory that can be electrically rewritten and erased.
A flash memory device, which is a type of ally erasable programmable read-only memory), is stored, and various data such as images, voices, and music can be written and read via a terminal 31. Further, the mounting portion 21 is provided with an erroneous erasure prevention switch 32 so as to prevent erroneous erasure of the data recorded therein.

The terminal 31 is made of a conductor,
The terminal 31 is insulated from the conductor that forms the outer shape of the mounting portion 21.

However, the ground electrode of the terminal 31 is electrically connected to the conductor of the mounting portion 21. This allows
The ground potential can be stably ensured, and malfunctions due to external noise and electromagnetic waves can be suppressed. Further, it becomes possible to improve the signal-to-noise ratio, reduce the radiated electromagnetic waves, and reduce the noise.

As shown in FIG. 2, the connecting portion 25 is a body 22 integrally connected to the mounting portion 21.
And a rotating portion 23 that is rotatably coupled to the main body 22 via a shaft 24. In the rotating unit 23,
The GPS antenna 121 (FIG. 5) is built in. Body 2
2 includes a GPS antenna 12 built in the rotating unit 23.
Process signals received from satellites via 1
The GPS signal processing unit 113 (FIG. 5) is built in. The entire outer shape of the main body 22 is formed of a conductive member.

The upper surface of the rotating portion 23 (extension module 1
(When you attach 1 to PDA1, the surface that faces upward (empty))
The outer shape of 23A is made of plastic, while the outer shape of the lower surface (the surface that faces the ground when mounted) 23B is made of a conductive member. The surface 23A is made of non-conductive plastic so that radio waves from the satellite can be easily received. On the other hand, by configuring the lower surface 23B with a conductive member, it is possible to prevent the reflected wave from the ground from being received by the antenna (multipath).

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration example of the PDA 1.

The CPU 51 synchronizes with the clock signal supplied from the oscillator 52, and flash ROM (Read-only Memory).
y) 53 or EDO DRAM (Extended Data Out Dynamic R)
Various programs such as an operating system or an application program stored in the andom-Access Memory) 54 are executed.

The Flash ROM 53 is composed of a flash memory, which is a kind of EEPROM, and generally stores basically fixed data of the program used by the CPU 51 and the parameters for calculation. A game software program (hereinafter simply referred to as game software) and a navigation software program (hereinafter simply referred to as navigation software) are recorded in the Flash ROM 53 in advance, or game software and navigation software downloaded by a user operation. Is stored. Further, in the Flash ROM 53, the default movement amount and coefficient used when calculating the movement amount (cell) in the game from the movement distance measured by the navigation software is stored in the database for each cut-out time designated by the user. Stored in. A recording example of the database will be described later with reference to FIG.

The CPU 51 has a touch pad 2a, keys 3,
Alternatively, the game software stored in the Flash ROM 53 is activated based on the input signal (that is, the signal corresponding to the user's input operation) supplied from the jog dial 4, and the game screen (FIG. 7) is displayed on the display unit 2. Let

The EDO DRAM 54 stores a program executed by the CPU 51 and parameters that change appropriately during the execution.

The CPU 51 activates the navigation software stored in the Flash ROM 53 to execute the navigation and measures the moving distance based on the GPS reception data supplied from the expansion module 11 via the module interface 55 ( Calculation) and EDO DRAM54
It is designed to be recorded in.

In addition, it is measured by the navigation software
The movement distance recorded in the EDO DRAM 54 may be accumulated, or may be reset every predetermined period such as every day or every week.

Module interface (I / F) 55
Acquires the data (for example, GPS detection signal or map data) supplied from the expansion module 11 mounted on the PDA 1 and supplies various data supplied from the CPU 51 to the expansion module 11.

The USB interface (I / F) 56 receives data or a program from the drive 71, which is a connected USB device, in synchronization with the clock signal supplied from the oscillator 57, and is supplied from the CPU 51. The data is supplied to the drive 71.

The drive 71 reads the data or program recorded on the magnetic disk 81, the optical disk 82, or the magneto-optical disk 83, which is mounted as necessary, and the data or program is transferred via the USB interface 56. , CPU51 or EDO DRAM54
Supply to. Also, the drive 71 records data or a program on the mounted magnetic disk 81, optical disk 82, or magneto-optical disk 83.

The Flash ROM 53, the EDO DRAM 54, the module interface 55, and the USB interface 56 are connected to the CPU via the address bus and the data bus.
It is connected to 51.

The display unit 2 receives data from the CPU 51 via the LCD bus and displays an image or characters corresponding to the received data. When the display unit 2 or the touchpad 2a is operated, the touchpad control unit 58 receives data (for example, indicating the touched coordinates) corresponding to the operation from the display unit 2 or the touchpad 2a,
A signal corresponding to the received data is supplied to the CPU 51 via the serial bus.

EL (Electro luminescence) driver 59
Controls the brightness of the display of the display unit 2 by operating the electroluminescent element provided on the back side of the liquid crystal display unit of the display unit 2.

The infrared communication unit 60 uses a UART (Universal as
ynchronous receiver-transmitter)
The data received from the device is transmitted as an infrared signal to another device (not shown), and the infrared signal transmitted from the other device is received and supplied to the CPU 51. PDA1 also
It is possible to communicate with other devices via UART.

The audio reproduction section 62 is composed of a speaker, a voice data decoding circuit, and the like, and decodes and reproduces voice data stored in advance or voice data received from another device. , Output audio. For example, the audio reproducing unit 62 uses the buffer 5
The audio data supplied from 1 is reproduced, and the audio corresponding to the data is output.

The power supply circuit 63 is provided with a mounted battery 72 or a connected AC (Alternating current).
The power supply voltage supplied from the adapter 73 is converted, and the necessary power is supplied to the CPU 51 to the audio reproduction unit 62, respectively.

The communication section 64 is, for example, an interface such as RS-232C and is connected to a communication module or the like.
The communication unit 64 connects to the Internet or the like via the communication module, stores the data (for example, e-mail, etc.) supplied from the CPU 51 in a packet of a predetermined method, and transmits it to other devices via the Internet. Send.
Further, the communication unit 64 outputs to the CPU 51 the data or program stored in the packet received from another device via the Internet.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an internal configuration example of the expansion module 11.

The GPS antenna 121 provided inside the rotary unit 23 of the expansion module 11 receives a GPS signal transmitted from a GPS satellite (not shown).

The GPS signal processing unit 113 provided inside the main body 22 uses the GPS signal received by the GPS antenna 121 to calculate the latitude and longitude of the current location where the PDA 1 is used.
GPs such as altitude, time of day, speed, and heading direction
The S reception data is calculated and recorded (stored) in the storage unit 102. The GPS signal processing unit 113 also uses the clock 112 based on the time data of the calculated GPS reception data.
Adjust your internal clock to the correct time. GPS signal processor 1
The storage unit 1 further uses the calculated GPS reception data (position data and time data) as past trajectory data.
02 to record.

The past trajectory data is data used when the GPS antenna 121 cannot receive the GPS signal due to a shield or the like.

The clock 112 is driven by the power supply voltage supplied from the PDA 1 via the interface (I / F) 101, and stores the internal clock adjusted by the GPS signal processing unit 113. The clock 112 is also driven by the power supply voltage supplied from the internal battery 111 when the expansion module 1 is not attached to the PDA 1 (that is, when there is no power supply), and the internal clock adjusted by the GPS signal processing unit 113. To maintain.

Storage unit 10 provided inside the mounting unit 21
2 stores communication data for mutual communication between the PDA 1 and the extension module 11, such as driver software for driving the GPS reception function and interface protocol data. The storage unit 102 also includes the GPS signal processing unit 11
Record the GPS reception data and the past trajectory data supplied from 3.

Further, in the storage unit 102, the map data for the PDA 1 to realize the portable navigation system is divided into predetermined blocks (small areas) and recorded. The map data is data around the area where the PDA 1 is used (for example, Kanto region).

That is, map data is recorded in advance in the expansion module 11 so that the PDA 1 functions as a navigation system when the expansion module 11 is attached to the PDA 1. Also, the Flash ROM 5 mentioned above
When the game software is not recorded in 3, the game software may be recorded in the expansion module 11 and read from the expansion module 11 so that the PDA 1 functions as a game machine.

GPS reception data and past trajectory data stored in the storage unit 102, and a clock 112
Time data of the PD via the interface 101.
It is sent to A1.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a recording example of the database stored in the Flash ROM 53. It should be noted that the time (minutes) recorded in the database means at which interval the moving distance is cut out because the player (user) has to move in the game a plurality of times in the game processing described later. Indicator (unit) for determining
Is.

In the case of the example in FIG. 6, the first entry is associated with the time unit of "1 (minutes)" and "0.
The default movement amount of "5 (km)" and the coefficient of "2" are recorded. In the second entry, the default movement amount of "2 (km)" and the coefficient of "1" are recorded in association with the time unit of "5 (minutes)". In the third entry, the default movement amount of "5 (km)" and the coefficient of "0.6" are recorded in association with the time unit of "10 (minutes)". The fourth entry contains "15
"8 (km)" associated with the time unit of "(minutes)"
The default movement amount and the coefficient of “0.5” are recorded. In the fifth entry, the default movement amount of "12.5 (km)" and the coefficient of "0.4" are recorded in association with the time unit of "20 (minutes)". The sixth entry is associated with the time unit of "30 (minutes)", the default movement amount of "20 (km)", and "0.
A coefficient of "3" is recorded. The seventh entry is associated with the time unit “60 (minutes)” and
The default movement amount of "0 (km)" and the coefficient of "0.2" are recorded.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a game screen displayed on the display unit 2 of the PDA 1.

The game screen shown in FIG.
When receiving the input for starting the game software recorded in the ash ROM 53, the CPU 71 reads the game software from the Flash ROM 53 and displays it by starting it.

On the game screen shown in the figure, a game is started (displayed) in which the pieces are moved only by squares determined by the number of dice rolled or the moving distance measured by the navigation software. There is.

Specifically, the user clicks the dice button 151 when the player's turn comes. Upon receiving this operation, the CPU 51 displays a dialog box 161 as shown in FIG.

In the dialog box 161, shown in FIG. 8, a message such as "Do you want to retrieve the data from the navigation software?" Is described, and a Yes button 162 selected when the travel distance measured by the navigation software is retrieved, and A No button 162 that is selected when the moving distance is not taken out (that is, when the game is played with the number of normal dice) is displayed.

For example, a Yes button 162 by the user
When is selected, the CPU 51 acquires the moving distance measured by the navigation software from the EDO DRAM 54, and moves the top 152 by the number of squares calculated from the acquired moving distance by a process described later. On the other hand, No button 16
When 3 is selected, the CPU 51 randomly generates the number of dice, and the number of pieces of the number of the generated dice is 1
52 is moved. In this way, the game proceeds.

The CPU 51 controls the display of the top 152 based on the number of squares calculated from the moving distance or the number of randomly-generated dice.

The processing in this case will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Before starting this process, it is assumed that the game software has already been activated in the CPU 51 of the PDA 1 and the game screen shown in FIG. 7 is being displayed on the display unit 2. Player (user)
Shall compete with a virtual player in the game software.

When the user's turn comes, the user
Touchpad 2a, key 3, or jog dial 4
Or the like to click (select) the dice button 151 displayed on the display unit 2. Received this operation
The CPU 51 displays the dialog box 161 shown in FIG. 8 on the display unit 2 to determine the number of squares to be advanced based on the moving distance measured by the navigation software, or the normal die roll. The user is prompted to select whether to determine the number of squares by the number.

In step S1, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the CPU 51 receives an input to retrieve data from the navigation software, that is, the touch pad 2 is operated by the user.
It is determined whether or not the Yes button 162 displayed in the dialog box 161 is selected by operating a, the key 3, the jog dial 4, or the like, and it is determined that the navigation software has not received an input to retrieve the data. If so, that is, if it is determined that the No button 163 has been selected by the user, the process proceeds to step S12.

If it is determined in step S1 that the input for extracting the data from the navigation software is received, that is, if the Yes button 162 displayed in the dialog box 161 is selected, the process proceeds to step S2. .

In step S2, the CPU 51 causes the navigation software (that is, the EDO DRAM 5) to operate on the basis of an input signal (a signal corresponding to a user operation) from the touch pad 2a, the key 3, or the jog dial 4.
Obtain the data of the moving distance (from 4).

In step S3, the CPU 51 causes the display unit 2 to display a dialog box 171 for selecting a time unit for clipping the movement amount, as shown in FIG. 10, for example.

In the dialog box 171, shown in FIG. 10, a message such as "Please set a unit for clipping the movement amount" is described, and a setting button 172 operated when setting a time unit for clipping the movement amount, and An OK button 173 operated to confirm the set conditions is displayed.

In the setting button 172, "1 minute",
Time units such as "5 minutes", "10 minutes", "15 minutes", "20 minutes", and "30 minutes" are defined, and a time unit for the user to cut out a desired movement amount from them. Can be selected.

In step S4, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the time unit for cutting out the movement amount is set, that is,
Dialog box 17 shown in FIG. 10 by the user
A predetermined time unit is set to the setting button 172 of 1 and OK
It is determined whether or not the button 173 is selected, and the determination process is repeatedly executed until the time unit for clipping the movement amount is set.

If it is determined in step S4 that the time unit for cutting out the movement amount is set, step S5
Then, the CPU 51 proceeds to the flash ROM 53 based on the time unit for cutting out the movement amount set in the process of step S4.
The predetermined movement amount (movement amount to be clipped) and the coefficient are acquired by referring to the database of FIG.

For example, when the user sets "20 minutes" in the setting button 172 of the dialog box 171, the default movement amount is "12.5k" from the database.
m ”and the coefficient“ 0.4 ”are acquired.

In step S6, the CPU 51 sets the default movement amount acquired in the process of step S5 to step S5.
The data is cut out from the data (moving distance) acquired in the process of 2, and the grid is calculated from the acquired predetermined moving amount and coefficient.

For example, if the movement distance acquired from the navigation software in the process of step S2 is "60 km",
The default movement amount acquired in the process of step S5 is "12.
If it is “5 km”, the moving amount is cut out from the moving distance acquired from the navigation software and the remaining moving distance is calculated according to the following equation (1). Remaining moving distance = 60-12.5 = 47.5 (km) (1)

Then, the default movement amount acquired in the process of step S5 is "12.5 km" and the coefficient is "0.
4 ”, the square that is the movement amount in the game is calculated according to the following equation (2). Cell = 12.5 x 0.4 = 5 (cell) ... (2)

In step S7, the CPU 51 moves the pieces 152 displayed on the game screen by the number of squares calculated in the process of step S6.

Specifically, the CPU 51 is, for example, as shown in FIG.
Dialog box 181 with a message such as "This is 5 frames to proceed" is displayed.
Is displayed on the display unit 2. Then, after a certain period of time (for example, 10 seconds) sufficient for the user to sufficiently read the message described in the dialog box 181, the display of the dialog box 181 disappears, and as shown in FIG. As described above, the frame 152 is controlled to be displayed at a position moved by 5 squares.

In step S8, the CPU 51 determines whether or not to end the game program, that is, whether or not the user operates the touch pad 2a, the key 3, or the jog dial 4 to input the end of the game program. Alternatively, it is determined whether or not the game has ended (the player has scored a goal), and if it is determined that the game program has not yet ended, the process proceeds to step S9.

In step S9, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the data (moving distance) acquired from the navigation software has been used up, that is, the remaining moving distance calculated according to the above equation (1) in the processing of step S6 is lost. If it is determined that the data acquired from the navigation software has been used up, step S1
Then, the above-described processing and subsequent steps are repeatedly executed.

When it is determined in step S9 that the data acquired from the navigation software has not been used up, the process proceeds to step S10, and whether or not the input for extracting the data from the navigation software is received, that is, by the user. The touch pad 2a, the key 3, the jog dial 4 or the like is operated, and the Yes button 162 displayed in the dialog box 161.
Is determined, and if it is determined that the input for fetching the data is received from the navigation software, the process returns to step S3, and the above-mentioned subsequent processes are repeatedly executed.

When it is determined in step S10 that the input for extracting the data from the navigation software is not received, the process proceeds to step S11, and the CPU 51
Indicates whether or not a normal dice rolling input is received, that is, the user operates the touch pad 2a, the key 3, the jog dial 4, or the like, and the No button 163 displayed in the dialog box 161 is selected. If it is determined that the input for rolling the dice is not received, then step S
Returning to 10, the above-mentioned processing is repeatedly executed.

If it is determined in step S11 that an input for rolling a normal dice is received, that is, if it is determined that the No button 163 is selected,
Go to step S12.

In step S12, the CPU 51 determines the dice rolls 1 to 6 based on the input signal from the touch pad 2a, the key 3, or the jog dial 4 (the signal corresponding to the selection operation of the No button 163 by the user).
Randomly generate one of the numbers.

In step S13, the CPU 51 moves the pieces 152 displayed on the game screen by the number of dice generated in the processing of step S12, and then proceeds to step S8.

If it is determined in step S8 that the game program is to be terminated, that is, if it is determined that the game program has been input, or that the game has been terminated (the player has scored a goal), the process ends. To be done.

As described above, in the case of advancing the game with only the number of dice, since the maximum amount of movement for one time is 6, the distance between the players in the game is greatly increased. , It could not be shortened, but by applying the present invention, based on the moving distance of the user measured by the navigation software, 1
Since it is possible to determine the amount of movement to be advanced in a round, it is possible to incorporate a mechanism into the game software that exceeds the user's intention, and the user can feel the game as more interesting.

In the above, when the moving distance acquired from the navigation software is used up, the moving distance is acquired again.
Displaying a message such as "I've used up all the movement distances acquired from the navigation software" on the display unit 2 so as to allow only the movement of the number of rolls of the dice, or "This mobile information Please move with the terminal (PDA) and earn a new moving distance. ”May be displayed on the display unit 2.

When a game is played by a plurality of players via the network, the level may be set for each player. In this case, for example, the numerical value of the coefficient recorded in the database shown in FIG. 6 can be changed for each level. Specifically, when "30 minutes" is set in the setting button 172 of the dialog box 171, "level 1" is set.
In, the coefficient of "0.3" is acquired, but in "level 2", for example, the coefficient of "0.2" is acquired, and the number of frames to be advanced advances "6 frames" in level 1. On the other hand, in Level 2, you can only proceed with "4 frames".

As described above, by setting the level for each player, a player with a high level cannot acquire the same amount of movement in the game unless he or she moves a lot with a player with a low level, which is more interesting. It can be enjoyed as a game.

In the above, the example in which the present invention is applied to the PDA 1 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a mobile phone or a mobile phone provided with a memory card slot into which the expansion module 11 can be mounted is provided. Notebook type personal computer or PHS (Personal Handyphone)
The present invention can be widely applied to all devices capable of realizing the function of the navigation system and capable of executing the game software as described above, such as a terminal device of System).

Although the PDA 1 is equipped with the expansion module 11 having the GPS reception function to realize the navigation system, it goes without saying that even if the expansion module 11 is not mounted, the GPS reception function is built-in and the navigation system is provided. It goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to all devices that can realize the system and can execute the game software as described above.

The series of processes described above can be executed by hardware, but can also be executed by software. When a series of processes is executed by software, a program that constitutes the software can execute various functions by installing a computer in which dedicated hardware is installed or various programs. It is installed from a recording medium into a possible personal computer such as a general-purpose computer.

As shown in FIG. 4, a magnetic disk 8 is used as a recording medium for recording a program which is installed in the computer and is made executable by the computer.
1 (including flexible disk), optical disk 82
(CD-ROM (Compact Disc-ReadOnly Memory), DVD (Digi
tal Versatile Disc), magneto-optical disc 83 (M
D (Mini-Disc) (including a registered trademark), or a package medium including a mounting portion 21 (memory card) of the expansion module 11, a flash ROM 53 in which a program is temporarily or permanently recorded, or a hard disk Composed of etc. The recording of the program on the recording medium is performed by using a wired or wireless communication medium such as a public line network, a local area network, the Internet, or digital satellite broadcasting via an interface such as a router or a modem as necessary. .

In the present specification, the steps for writing the program recorded on the recording medium are not limited to the processing performed in time series in the order described, but may not necessarily be performed in time series. It also includes processing executed in parallel or individually.

In this specification, the system means
It represents the entire apparatus composed of a plurality of devices.

[0096]

According to the information processing apparatus and method and the program of the present invention, the moving distance of the information processing apparatus is acquired, the game software is executed to control the display screen,
Based on the acquired movement distance, it is determined whether or not to proceed with the game software. If it is determined to proceed with the game software based on the movement distance, the movement amount in the game is calculated from the movement distance and calculated. Since the display position of the predetermined image displayed on the display screen is controlled based on the amount of movement in the game, it is possible to incorporate a mechanism into the game software that exceeds the user's intention.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a portable navigation system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of an expansion module shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a front surface and a back surface of the mounting portion of FIG.

4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration example of the PDA of FIG.

5 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration example of the expansion module in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a recording example of a database.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of a game screen.

8 is a diagram showing a display example of a dialog box displayed on the game screen of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating game processing.

10 is a diagram showing a display example of a dialog box displayed on the game screen of FIG.

11 is a diagram showing a display example of another dialog box displayed on the game screen of FIG. 7. FIG.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example of a game screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 PDA, 2 display, 3 keys, 4 jog dial, 11 expansion module, 21 mounting part,
22 main body, 23 rotating part, 51 CPU, 55 module interface, 81 magnetic disk,
82 optical disk, 83 magneto-optical disk, 102
Storage unit, 113 GPS signal processing unit, 121 GPS antenna, 151 dice button, 152 frames

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus that executes game software, comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires a moving distance of the information processing apparatus; a display control unit that executes the game software and controls a display screen; When it is determined that the game software is to be advanced based on the movement distance, as a result of the determination by the determination means that determines whether to advance the game software based on the acquired movement distance, the determination result by the determination means, The display control means is displayed on the display screen based on the movement amount in the game calculated by the calculation means. An information processing apparatus characterized by controlling a display position of a predetermined image. 2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a recording unit that measures and records the moving distance, and the acquiring unit acquires the moving distance recorded in the recording unit. Information processing equipment. 3. A storage unit for storing a default movement amount and a coefficient in association with a time unit for cutting out the movement distance, and a setting unit for setting the time unit, wherein the calculation unit is the setting unit. Based on the time unit set by, the corresponding preset movement amount and the coefficient stored in the storage means are read out, and the movement amount in the game is calculated from the preset movement amount and the coefficient. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 4. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus that executes game software, comprising: an acquisition processing step of acquiring a moving distance of the information processing apparatus; and a display control processing step of executing the game software and controlling a display screen. And a determination processing step of determining whether or not to advance the game software based on the movement distance acquired by the processing of the acquisition processing step, and a determination result by the processing of the determination processing step, the movement distance Based on the moving distance, the display control processing step is calculated by the processing of the calculation processing step. Based on the amount of movement in the game, the predetermined image displayed on the display screen The information processing method characterized by controlling the display position. 5. A program for controlling an information processing device that executes game software, comprising: an acquisition processing step of acquiring a moving distance of the information processing device; and a display control for executing the game software and controlling a display screen. A processing step, a determination processing step of determining whether or not to advance the game software based on the movement distance acquired by the processing of the acquisition processing step, and a determination result by the processing of the determination processing step, the movement A calculation processing step of calculating a movement amount in the game from the movement distance when it is determined that the game software is to be advanced based on a distance, the display control processing step is calculated by the processing of the calculation processing step. Is displayed on the display screen based on the moved amount in the game Recording medium having computer-readable program characterized by controlling the display position of the constant image is recorded. 6. A program executed by a computer for controlling an information processing device executing game software, comprising: an acquisition processing step of acquiring a movement distance of the information processing device; executing the game software to display a display screen. A display control processing step of controlling, a determination processing step of determining whether or not to advance the game software based on the moving distance acquired by the processing of the acquisition processing step, and a determination processing of the processing of the determination processing step. As a result, when it is determined to advance the game software based on the movement distance, a calculation processing step of calculating a movement amount in the game from the movement distance, the display control processing step, the calculation processing step Based on the movement amount in the game calculated by the process of Programs and controlling the display position of the predetermined image displayed on 示画 surface.