KR102002452B1 - Game controller - Google Patents

Abstract

A game controller is started. A game controller according to an embodiment of the present invention is a game controller that is connected to a game machine and controls the game. The game controller includes a gyro sensor positioned at the controller and sensing a rotation angle of the controller rotated by the game player; First and second acceleration sensors that are spaced apart from each other in the controller and sense acceleration at respective positions; An input unit receiving a predetermined input from the game player; An output unit for outputting predetermined information to the game player; And a sub communicator for transmitting and receiving predetermined data to and from the game machine.

Description

Game controller {Game controller}

The present invention relates to a game controller.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a game device (such as a video game device) in which a game player operates a simulated gun to shoot toward a target or the like displayed on the screen.

When a game apparatus uses a CRT display as an example, when a trigger of a mock gun is pulled by a game player toward a screen, the game screen is flickered for a moment (flash screen ).

Then, the sensor provided on the muzzle of the simulated gun detects the flashing light, and the aiming position on the screen (the position determined by the game player) is obtained based on the scanning timing at the time of detection.

In recent years, a game in which not only a target or the like is displayed on a main screen of a display or the like but also a sub-screen is displayed on a sights (scopes defining targets) The technology of the device is also disclosed.

International Publication No. WO 2008/114601 GAME DEVICE, PROGRAM CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM.

The present invention provides a controller capable of providing a real feeling when a game player uses a game using a HMD (Head Mounted Display), capable of tactic-strategy by voice recognition, and displaying a three-dimensional target point without an external sensor .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game controller connected to a game machine for controlling a game, the game controller comprising: a gyro sensor positioned at the controller and sensing a rotation angle of the controller rotated by the game player; First and second acceleration sensors that are spaced apart from each other in the controller and sense acceleration at respective positions; An input unit receiving a predetermined input from the game player; An output unit for outputting predetermined information to the game player; And a game controller including a sub-communicator for transmitting and receiving predetermined data to and from the game machine.

In addition, the game machine may generate time information to be output to the game player according to a sensing value of the gyro sensor received from the controller, and output the generated time information to a display connected to the game device.

The game machine may generate time information to be output to the game player according to the sensed values of the first acceleration sensor and the second acceleration sensor received from the controller, and output the generated time information to a display connected to the game device.

Also, the game machine may calculate the rotation angle of the controller using the sensing value of the gyro sensor received from the controller, or calculate the rotation angle of the controller using the sensed values of the first acceleration sensor and the second acceleration sensor, And generates time information to be output to the game player according to the calculated rotation angle, and outputs the generated time information to the display connected to the game device.

Also, in calculating the rotation angle of the controller, the game machine preferentially uses the sensing value of the gyro sensor or preferentially uses the sensing values of the first acceleration sensor and the second acceleration sensor in accordance with a designated priority order have.

In addition, the input unit of the controller may include a setting button for setting a game, a movement button for instructing a character in the game to move in a predetermined direction, an action button for instructing the character in the game to perform a predetermined action, And a voice input button for receiving the voice input button.

The controller may include a recoil means for generating a recoil of the controller according to the action of the action button of the input unit.

In addition, the output unit of the controller may output a sound of another game player received from the game machine, or may output one or more of sound, vibration, and light according to an event occurring in the game character.

The game machine may generate an event result generated in the game character according to an input value of the move button or the action button received from the controller, and may transmit the event result to a display connected to the game machine.

The display connected to the game machine may be an HMD (head mounted device).

The controller according to the embodiment of the present invention provides a real feeling when a game player uses a game using a HMD (Head Mounted Display), tactic-strategy is possible by voice recognition, Dimensional target point can be represented.

FIG. 1 illustrates a situation in which a game player plays a virtual game using a game machine controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
2 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a game machine;
3 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a game controller;
4 is an example of time information that is displayed to a game player when a game is initialized.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a process in which a game character changes the field of view when an enemy group appears at 11 o'clock in a virtual space in a game.
FIG. 6 is an example of the time information displayed to the game player after the game character changes the view.
7 is a view for explaining a case where the game player changes the position of the gun without rotating the muzzle.
8 is an example of the time information shown to the game player when the game player does not rotate the muzzle but changes the position of the gun.
9 is an example of time information displayed to the game player when the game player moves the field of view upward.
10 is a diagram illustrating a case in which a game player moves a field of view upward by rotating a muzzle;
11 is a view illustrating a case where a game player moves the view of the gun upward by moving the butt of the gun without rotating the muzzle.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, numerals (e.g., first, second, etc.) used in the description of the present invention are merely an identifier for distinguishing one component from another.

Also, throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" with another element, the element may be directly connected or directly connected to the other element, It should be understood that, unless an opposite description is present, it may be connected or connected via another element in the middle.

Also, throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "including" an element, it is understood that the element may include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise. Also, the terms "a "," module ", and the like in the description mean a unit for processing at least one function or operation, which means that it can be implemented by one or more hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software .

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a situation in which a player plays a virtual game using a game controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the game machine, Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a controller. Fig.

Hereinafter, the game player 100 stands in the + Z axis direction in the XY plane, and the front side of the game player 100 is defined as the + X axis and the left side is defined as the + Y axis. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art, however, that the present invention may be embodied in many ways without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventive concept as defined by the appended claims.

1 and 2, the game machine 130 may include a control unit 132 and a main body communication unit 134. Here, the game device 130 may include a memory, an operating system stored in a memory, and game data, and may be implemented by a computer or similar electronic device. Although not shown in detail in FIG. 2, detailed configurations (for example, configurations connected to other game players through wired / wireless) that are necessarily included in a computer or the like are well known technologies, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the game device 130 may be implemented in the form of a portable game machine or a mobile communication device in addition to a form of a computer, or may be implemented in a removable form in an HMD (Head Mounted Display) or integrated with an HMD.

The main body communication unit 134 can transmit and receive data to and from the game controller 120 using any one or more of known communication methods such as wire / wireless communication, short distance communication, and infrared communication.

The control unit 132 sets a game according to predetermined data received from the game controller 120 through the main body communication unit 134, generates a predetermined event to the game character, generates a corresponding event result, To the HMD 110 or the game controller 120 through the main body communication unit 134 described above.

The detailed operation of the control unit 132 will be described in connection with each configuration of the game controller 120, which will be described later.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, a display connected to the game machine 130 is illustrated as an HMD (Head Mounted Display) This is merely an example, and may be any of the various displays known at the time of filing of the present invention.

In the present embodiment, in order to facilitate understanding and explanation of the present invention, the HMD 110 is limited to an output device that outputs time information to game play, but is not limited thereto.

For example, when the HMD 110 includes a memory, an operating system stored in the memory, and the like, the HMD 110 can play the role of the game machine 130. [

For example, if the mobile device can be detachably attached to the HMD 110, the mobile device may be the game device 130. In this case, the mobile device may be separately referred to as the game device 130, but the mobile device attached to the HMD 110 may be referred to as the HMD 110 as a whole.

In recent years, a mobile device such as a smart phone has been installed in a goggle-type module and is worn on the head. In this case, the mobile device can be classified into the game device 130 as described above, 110 may be referred to as an HMD 110 as a whole.

1 and 2 may be a gyro sensor or a communication module included in a mobile device such as a smart phone or may be separately provided separately from the HMD 110, It will be obvious to those skilled in the art in view of the technical idea of the present invention.

It is assumed herein that the HMD 110 receives the time information through the main body communication unit 134 of the game device 130. This is merely for the convenience of understanding and explanation of the invention, May receive time information from the game device 130 in various ways known in the application of the present invention.

The controller 120 can be gripped by the game player 100 or worn on the game player 100. [ In this embodiment, the controller 120 is shown as a total shape. However, the controller 120 can be manufactured in various forms depending on the game type, such as a glove shape to be worn by a game player, a helicopter adjustment stick shape, and the like.

Hereinafter, the game player 100 will be described as using a game that fires a gun to the enemy 140 located in the virtual space in the game using the game controller 120 according to the present embodiment, It should be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the technical idea of the present invention that the game that can be used is not limited to this and may be various types of games.

The game controller 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a gyro sensor 121, a first acceleration sensor 122, a second acceleration sensor 123, an input unit 124, an output unit 125, ).

The game controller 120 will be described on the assumption that the game controller 120 is manufactured in a total shape. However, the game controller 120 is only one example for convenience in the case of a shooting game, and may be formed in various shapes including the constituent parts described later.

The gyro sensor 121 is provided in the game controller 120 so that the gyro sensor 121 is provided in the muzzle when the game player rotates the game controller, that is, when the game controller 120 is in the shape of a gun, The rotation angle can be variously sensed on the XYZ axis.

In the present embodiment, the gyro sensor 121 is described as sensing the rotation value of the game controller 120 on the XY plane, but this is merely an example and is not limited thereto. For example, depending on the environment to which the present invention is applied, the gyro sensor 121 may be provided in a single or a plurality of gyroscopes 121, and the sensed rotation value may also be set such that the game player controls the front end of the game controller, , The angle of rotation of the muzzle can be variously sensed on the XYZ axis.

The first acceleration sensor 122 and the second acceleration sensor 123 are spaced apart from the game controller 120 and can sense the acceleration at each point. Generally, calculating the distance traveled at a corresponding point by using the acceleration value sensed by the acceleration sensor is a technique known at the time of filing of the present invention, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The first acceleration sensor and the second acceleration sensor 123 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be disposed at the front end and the rear end of the game controller 120, respectively, and may sense the acceleration value at each position.

In this embodiment, the game controller 120 is provided with an input unit 124, and the game player 100 can input various inputs.

For example, the input unit 124 may include at least one of a setting button, a moving button, an action button, and a voice input button.

For example, the game player 100 can set a game (menu setting, initialization, etc.) by using a setting button provided in the game controller 120. [

For example, the game player 100 may move a character in a virtual space in the game using a movement button (for example, forward, backward, leftward movement, rightward movement, etc.) provided in the game controller 120 .

For example, the game player 100 may perform a predetermined action on a character on the game using an action button provided on the second controller 120. [

For example, the game player 100 can input a voice to be transmitted to another game player using a voice input button provided in the game controller 120. [

The game controller 120 according to the present embodiment is provided with an output unit 125 and can output various outputs to the game player 100. [

For example, the output unit 125 may output the sound of another game player received from the game device 130, or may output one or more of sound, vibration, and light according to an event occurring in the character in the game.

Inside the controller, a recoil means is built in, which can simulate the recoil of an actual gun by generating a recoil in response to an event of an action button, e.g., a gun fire event. The recoil means may include a weight moving reciprocally in a linear direction, and a solenoid reciprocating the weight according to the input of the action button.

The sub communication unit 126 according to the present embodiment can transmit and receive predetermined data to the main body communication unit 134 of the game machine 130 using any one or more of known communication methods such as wired or wireless communication, .

For example, the sub communication unit 126 may transmit the rotational angle of the muzzle to the main body communication unit 134 when the front end of the game controller sensed by the gyro sensor 121, for example, the shape of the game controller is a gun.

For example, the sub communication unit 126 may transmit at least one value input by the game player 100 through the input unit 124 to the main body communication unit 134. [

For example, the sub-communication unit 126 controls the output unit 125 to output one or more of sound, vibration, and light according to an event occurring in the voice of another game player or a character in the game from the main body communication unit 134 Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > and / or < / RTI >

The game controller 120 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG.

Hereinafter, a game in which the game player 100 launches a gun to the enemy 140 in a virtual space in the game will be described in detail as an example.

FIG. 4 is an example of time information displayed to a game player at the time of game initialization, FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a process of changing a field of view of a game character when an enemy group appears at 11 o'clock in a virtual space in the game , And FIG. 6 is an example of time information that is displayed to the game player after the game character changes the view.

The game player 100 wears the HMD 110 on the head before starting the game and grasps the game controller 120 and then uses any one of the input units provided in the game machine 130 and the game controller 120 So that the initial direction can be initialized.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 1, when the game player views the front of the game controller 120, for example, the game controller 120 in a gross shape while looking toward the X axis forward, (120) initial direction can be initialized to the + X axis. In this case, the virtual muzzle 400 may be output to the game player 100 through the HMD 110 as time information together with the background (not shown) in the game as shown in FIG.

Next, as illustrated in FIG. 5, assume that an enemy appears at 11 o'clock in the forward direction when t = 1 in the in-game virtual space viewed by the game player 100. [ In this case, the game player 100 recognizes a part of the enemy displayed on the left side in the virtual game space viewed through the HMD 110 as illustrated at t = 1 in FIG. 6, and moves the game controller 120 to the left And can be rotated at a predetermined angle. In this case, the gyro sensor 121 positioned at the front end of the game controller 120 senses the rotation angle, and the sub communication unit 126 can transmit the sensed rotation angle to the main body communication unit 134.

Then, the control unit 132 of the game device 130 can generate time information to be output to the game player 100 according to the received rotation value. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, when t = 2, the control unit 132 rotates the field of view of the game character in a virtual space in the game according to the received rotation value, It can be generated as in the case of t = 2 in Fig. The control unit 132 can transmit the time information generated by the HMD 110 through the main body communication unit 134. Then, the HMD 110 can output the received time information to the game player 100 as illustrated at t = 2 in FIG.

Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the game player 100 can easily change the field of view of the game in the virtual space by rotating the game controller 120.

7 is a view for explaining a case where the game player changes the position of the gun without rotating the muzzle, and Fig. 8 is a view for explaining a case where the game player changes the position of the gun without rotating the muzzle This is an example of time information.

According to the present embodiment, the game player 100 can change the position of the muzzle by moving the position of the game controller.

Hereinafter, the situation when t = 2 in FIGS. 5 and 6 will be described and described.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, when the game player 100 moves the game controller 120 horizontally upward (moves from t = 2 to t = 3) toward the front + X axis, The first acceleration sensor 122 and the second acceleration sensor 123 located at the front end and the rear end of the acceleration sensor 120 can sense the acceleration at the corresponding position. The sensed acceleration values may be transmitted to the main body communication unit 134 via the sub communication unit 126. [

Then, the control unit 132 of the game machine 130 can calculate the movement distance by integrating the respective acceleration values received by the main body communication unit 134. Then, the position of the muzzle to be changed is calculated according to the calculated movement distance (i.e., the movement distance of the front end and the rear end of the game controller 120), and time information reflecting the calculated muzzle position is stored at t = 3 It can be generated as it is. The control unit 132 may transmit the generated time information to the HMD 110 through the main body communication unit 134 and output the generated time information to the game player 100. [

Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the game player 100 has the advantage of moving the position of the game controller 120 and easily moving the direction of the muzzle as in actual shooting.

Fig. 9 is an example of time information displayed to the game player when the game player moves the field of view upward, Fig. 10 is a view illustrating a case where the game player moves the field of view upward by rotating the muzzle, 11 is a view illustrating a case where the game player moves the view of the gun upward by moving the butt of the gun without rotating the muzzle.

For example, it is assumed that the game player 100 finds an enemy airplane on the upper front side and targets the muzzle.

That is, as in the case of t = 4 in Fig. 9, when the game player 100 finds an airplane on the upper side through the HMD 110 and tries to accurately aim the muzzle on the enemy airplane Let's assume. In this case, according to the present embodiment, when the front end of the game controller 120 is moved upward by moving the front end of the game controller 120 as illustrated in FIG. 10, the gyro sensor 121 positioned at the front end of the game controller 120 rotates The control unit 132 of the game device 130 generates upward time information according to the sensed rotation angle and outputs the upward time information to the HMD 110. The game player 100 transmits the time information to the HMD 110 The game controller 120 may rotate the front end of the game controller 120 up and down so as to enter a virtual muzzle located in the center in a virtual space through the game controller 120. [

However, as illustrated in FIG. 11, there are cases where the game player 100 lowers the rear end of the game controller 120 to aim the game controller 120 in the upward direction. In this case, the gyro sensor 121 positioned at the front end of the game controller 120 may not sense the rotation angle or sense an incorrect value.

In this case, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the controller 132 of the game machine 130 may use the acceleration values sensed by the first acceleration sensor and the second acceleration, respectively, located at the front end and the rear end of the game controller 120, It is possible to calculate the displacement of the front and rear ends of the controller 120 (that is, the moved distance) and to use the specified length of the game controller 120 to calculate The rotation angle can be calculated.

Here, the method of calculating the rotation angle using the movement distance of the front end and the rear end of the game controller 120 and the length of the game controller 120 can be calculated by various methods at the time of filing of the present invention, A detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The control unit 132 generates time information rotated in the upward direction according to the calculated rotation angle and outputs the generated time information to the HMD 110. The game player 100 basically moves the center The front end of the game controller 120 may be rotated up and down or the rear end of the game controller 120 may be rotated up and down so as to enter the virtual muzzle direction.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, when the controller 132 of the game machine 130 calculates the rotation angle of the game controller 120, the rotation angle sensed by the gyro sensor 121 is preferentially used, The acceleration value sensed by the acceleration sensor 122 and the second acceleration sensor 123 may be referred to and may be variously changed according to the environment to which the present invention is applied or the setting of the game or the game player 100 .

Thereafter, the game player 100 can fire a gun through the input unit 124 provided in the game controller 120. [ More specifically, the sub-communication unit 126 can transmit the input value to the main body communication unit 134, and the control unit 132 of the game device 130 generates an event that occurs in the in-game character, Control information on the output unit 125 of the game controller 120 is output to the game player 100 in order to output time information to be hit or missed by the enemy pilot gun, vibration to be fed back to the game character at the time of shooting, Can be generated. Then, the game machine control unit 132 can transmit the generated time information to the HMD 110, and transmit the control information to the game controller 120 to output the event result to the game player 100. [

Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the game player 100 has fired the simulated gun to the virtual enemy 140 in the game through the game controller 120, but can experience the same experience as actually shooting the gun There are advantages.

Although a game in which the game player 100 has fired a gun to a virtual enemy 140 has been illustrated and described as an example only, the game controller 120 may use the game for various games Will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the technical ideas of the present invention.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the following claims And changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

100: Game player 110: HMD
120: game controller 130: game machine

Claims (10)

A game controller connected to a game machine and controlling the game,
A gyro sensor positioned at the controller and sensing a rotation angle of the controller rotated by the game player;
First and second acceleration sensors that are spaced apart from each other in the controller and sense acceleration at respective positions;
An input unit receiving a predetermined input from the game player;
An output unit for outputting predetermined information to the game player; And
And a sub communicator for transmitting and receiving predetermined data to and from the game machine,
The game machine generates time information to be output to the game player by reflecting the rotation angle of the controller according to a sensing value of the gyro sensor received from the controller, and outputs the generated time information to a display connected to the game machine,
The game machine calculates and reflects the relative displacement between the position of the first acceleration sensor and the position of the second acceleration sensor according to the sensing values of the first acceleration sensor and the second acceleration sensor received from the controller, And outputs the generated time information to a display connected to the game device.
delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The game machine may calculate the rotation angle of the controller using the sensing value of the gyro sensor received from the controller or calculate the rotation angle of the controller using the sensed values of the first acceleration sensor and the second acceleration sensor And generates time information to be output to the game player according to the calculated rotation angle, and outputs the generated time information to a display connected to the game device.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the game machine preferentially uses the sensing value of the gyro sensor or preferentially uses the sensing values of the first acceleration sensor and the second acceleration sensor according to a designated priority in calculating the rotation angle of the controller, .
The method according to claim 1,
The input unit of the controller includes a setting button for game setting, a movement button for instructing a character in the game to move in a predetermined direction, an action button for instructing the character in the game to perform a predetermined action, And one or more of the voice input buttons to be received.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the controller is equipped with a recoil means for generating a recoil of the controller in response to the action of the action button of the input unit.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the output unit of the controller outputs a sound of another game player received from the game machine or outputs at least one of sound, vibration and light according to an event occurring in the character in the game.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the game machine generates an event result generated in a character on the game in accordance with an input value of the move button or the action button received from the controller, and transmits the event result to a display connected to the game machine.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the display connected to the game machine is a head mounted device (HMD).

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