TWI796559B - Shooting game device with locking function and locking method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a shooting game device with locking function and its locking method. It mainly uses a preview unit to generate a corresponding preview pattern according to at least one lockable target, and the preview pattern includes the corresponding at least one lockable target. At least one locked icon of an object, and the preview unit presents the previewed pattern on a game screen to provide a player; accordingly, the player can switch and select any one of the at least one locked icon through a control unit And let the game processing unit lock the corresponding lockable target, and quickly and accurately switch to the lockable target to be locked, so as to meet the needs of use.

Description

Shooting game device with locking function and locking method thereof

The present invention relates to a shooting game device, especially a shooting game device with a locking function and a locking method thereof.

Shooting games are one of the most popular types of games. In addition to traditional shooting, their extended types include catching (fishing) fish, throwing stones (breaking bricks), etc., which allow single or multiple players to play together For games, the single-player game console can meet the needs of players to play freely without pressure. The multi-player game consoles are more popular and popular among players due to the added elements of competition and fun. For example, the patent No. CN101282771A published in mainland China discloses a game device that can be used by multiple players to play games together.

The gameplay of the shooting game is to allow the player to freely select the shooting direction and target by operating an operating element on a shooting game device. After each shooting, there is a certain probability to hit (shoot down) the target and get points. In shooting games, players will tend to shoot large targets in order to obtain higher scores. Therefore, in order to meet the needs of players, the shooting game device will provide a locking function. ) for a locked-on shot. When using the locking function, if there are multiple lockable targets on the game screen that can be selected for locking, the player can operate the operating element to switch the locked lockable targets. However, in actual use, it is difficult for the player to quickly and accurately switch to the lockable target to be locked. After changing the locked lockable target, it is necessary to reconfirm which one the new lockable target is, which causes the player to spend time on confirmation and detract from the time of the game.

The main purpose of the present invention is to disclose a shooting game device, which allows the player to quickly and accurately switch to the target to be locked when switching the target to be locked.

The secondary purpose of the present invention is to disclose a method for locking a shooting game device, which allows the player to quickly and accurately switch to the target to be locked.

To achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides a shooting game device with a locking function. The shooting game device includes a game processing unit, a display unit, a preview unit, a control unit and a shooting unit. Wherein the game processing unit provides a shooting game and generates a game screen, the display unit is connected to the game processing unit and displays the game screen, the preview unit is connected to the game processing unit, the preview unit is set corresponding to a player, and the preview unit is set according to At least one lockable target generates a preview pattern corresponding to and presented on the game screen, the preview pattern includes at least one lock icon corresponding to the at least one lockable target, and the preview unit presents the preview pattern on the game Provided to the player on the screen, the control unit is connected to the game processing unit, the control unit is set corresponding to the player, and the control unit is used for the player to switch and select any one of the at least one locking icon so that the game processing unit locks the corresponding For the lockable target, the shooting unit is connected to the game processing unit, the shooting unit is set corresponding to the player, and the shooting unit is controlled by the player through the control unit to attack the locked lockable target.

The present invention further provides a locking method, which includes: a game progressing step, a locking signal generating and judging step, a preview pattern generating step, and a locking signal existence judging step.

Wherein the game progressing step is providing the shooting game through the game processing unit and generating the game screen, and displaying the game screen by the display unit, and allowing the player to generate or release a locking signal through the control unit to determine the game Whether the processing unit locks the at least one lockable target, and the player controls the shooting unit to attack the locked lockable target through the control unit.

The lock signal generation judging step is to judge whether the player generates the lock signal through the game processing unit, if so, go to the next step, that is, go to the preview pattern generation step; if not, go back to the game progress step. The step of generating the preview pattern is to generate the preview pattern corresponding to the at least one lockable target through the preview unit and present on the game screen when the locking signal appears. The lock signal existence judging step is to judge whether the lock signal is released through the game processing unit, if so, the preview unit removes the preview pattern provided on the game screen corresponding to the player and releases the lock, if not, returns to the Preview pattern generation steps.

Accordingly, the present invention utilizes the preview unit to generate the preview pattern, the preview pattern includes the at least one lock icon corresponding to the at least one lockable target, and is presented on the game screen, so the player can know all The target can be locked, and the control unit can be used to quickly switch and lock the desired lockable target, which meets the needs of use.

S1: Game progress steps

S2: Locking signal generation judgment step

S3: preview pattern generation step

S4: Judgment steps for the existence of the locking signal

P: player end

10: Game processing unit

11: Game screen

20: Display unit

30: Preview unit

40: Target can be locked

401: Information

41:Preview pattern

42: Lock icon

50:Control unit

51: Direction control element

52: Input interface

521: Betting the key

522: function key

523: function key

60: Shooting unit

61: Shooting device

70: Data transmission interface

80:Mesa

81: Central area

82: Shooting position

83: Personal screen

831: Personal game screen

90: Personal Game Console

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the game machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3A is a first schematic diagram of the game screen of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3B is a second schematic diagram of the game screen of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a system block diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a game machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a system block diagram of the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a game machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of the game screen of the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of another game machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the touch screen of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of a personal game screen of the personal screen of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is a flowchart of the operation of the present invention.

The detailed description and technical content of the present invention are now described as follows with respect to the accompanying drawings: Please refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3A, which are the first embodiment of the present invention, and this embodiment can be implemented in a one-person game machine 90 Inside, it includes a game processing unit 10 , a display unit 20 , a preview unit 30 , a control unit 50 and a shooting unit 60 . The game processing unit 10 provides a shooting game and generates a game screen 11 , and the display unit 20 is connected to the game processing unit 10 and displays the game screen 11 .

The preview unit 30 is connected to the game processing unit 10, and the preview unit 30 is set corresponding to the player. The preview unit 30 generates a corresponding preview pattern 41 according to at least one lockable target object 40, and the preview pattern 41 includes the corresponding at least one lockable object. At least one locking icon 42 of the locking target 40 is locked, and the preview unit 30 presents the preview pattern 41 on the game screen 11 to provide the player. And the control unit 50 is connected to the game processing unit 10, the control unit 50 is set corresponding to the player, the control unit 50 is for the player to switch and select any of the at least one locking icon 42 so that the game processing unit 10 locks the corresponding The lockable target 40 . For example, as shown in Figure 3A, there are Among the three lockable targets 40, the circled one is the currently locked target, while the other two lockable targets 40 are displayed on the corresponding lock icon 42 (the preview pattern 41). On the game screen 11, the player can clearly know the types of the lockable target 40 in the first order and the lockable target 40 in the second order, so when the player wants to switch the lockable target 40 in the first order , as long as it is switched once, and when the player wants to switch the lockable target 40 of the second locking sequence, it is good to switch twice in a row, so the player can quickly and accurately switch to the lockable target 40 to be locked .

In addition, the sorting basis of the at least one locking icon 42 in the preview pattern 41 can be any one of random, player preference and corresponding score, and can be designed according to preference and demand, and there is no certain limitation. And in order to allow the player to clearly know, what are the lockable targets 40 that can be locked on the game screen 11 at present, as shown in FIG. A lockable target 40 generates a corresponding preview pattern 41 , so as long as the lockable target 40 corresponding to the lock icon 42 appearing in the preview pattern 41 is a lockable target. In yet another embodiment, the preview unit 30 can further generate the corresponding preview pattern 41 according to all the lockable objects 40, wherein the lockable objects that do not appear in the game screen 11 in the preview pattern 41 The locking icon 42 corresponding to the target 40 can be displayed in grayscale, and the locked icon 42 can be displayed in bold, as shown in FIG. 3B , the lockable target 40 corresponding to the grayscale display is currently not The target that can be locked (the turtle in the diagram), and the lockable target 40 that is displayed in bold is the currently locked target (the shark in the diagram), and the rest can be selected to switch the lock The target object 40 (whale and octopus in the drawing) can be locked, so the player can fully grasp the game situation through the change of the style (normal, gray scale or bold display) of the locking icon 42 . In addition, the shooting unit 60 is connected to the game processing unit 10 , the shooting unit 60 is set corresponding to the player, and the shooting unit 60 is controlled by the player through the control unit 50 to attack the locked lockable target 40 .

See also Fig. 4 and shown in Fig. 5, be the second embodiment of the present invention, compare with first embodiment, wherein more comprise at least two player end P (Fig. 4 only draws two player end P), another at least one The display unit 20 , another at least one preview unit 30 , another at least one manipulation unit 50 and another at least one shooting unit 60 . Wherein each of the player terminals P can be respectively implemented in a personal game machine 90, each of the player terminals P is for a player to play, and includes a display unit 20, a preview unit 30, a control unit 50, a The shooting unit 60 and a data transmission interface 70, the display unit 20, the preview unit 30, the control unit 50 and the shooting unit 60 of each player terminal P are respectively connected to the game processing unit through the data transmission interface 70 10. Therefore, in this embodiment, different player terminals P can share the same game processing unit 10 , so as to save the setting cost of the game processing unit 10 .

Please refer to Fig. 6 again, it is the third embodiment of the present invention, compared with the first embodiment, it further comprises at least two player terminals P (Figure 6 only draws two player terminals P), and at least one other preview unit 30. Another at least one control unit 50 and another at least one shooting unit 60, wherein each player terminal P is for a player to play, and includes a preview unit 30, a control unit 50, a shooting unit 60 and a The data transmission interface 70 , the preview unit 30 , the control unit 50 and the shooting unit 60 of each player terminal P are respectively connected to the game processing unit 10 through the data transmission interface 70 . And in another embodiment, each of the player terminals P may further include a personal screen 83 , and the at least two personal screens 83 are also connected to the game processing unit 10 through the data transmission interface 70 .

Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 again. In the third embodiment, a table top 80 may be included, and the table top 80 has a central area 81 and at least two shooting positions surrounding the central area 81. 82 , the display unit 20 is disposed on the central area 81 , and the control units 50 of the at least two player terminals P are respectively disposed one-to-one on the at least two shooting positions 82 . That is to say, one control unit 50 is provided on each shooting position 82 and can be used by one player.

And each of the control units 50 includes a direction control element 51 and an input interface 52, and the input interface 52 can include a betting key 521 and a function key 522, the betting key 521 is for changing the score of the game bet , and can be a touch screen displaying various betting points, and the function key 522 is used as a shooting switch of the shooting unit 60 to control the shooting unit 60 to fire bullets. One embodiment of the direction control element 51 is a rocker, which can be used by the player to swing the rocker left and right to rotate the shooting direction of the shooting unit 60, or the player can lock the target 40 to lock and shoot or switch the lock target, as can Press down the rocker or other operation methods to lock the shooting or switch the locked target. In addition, the shooting unit 60 can include multiple shooting devices 61 , and the player can use the control unit 50 to switch to use any one of the multiple shooting devices 61 to attack the lockable target 40 . The plurality of shooting devices 61 can be turrets, launchers, etc. of various graphic styles and are displayed on the game screen 11. When shooting is locked, the player can still freely choose to switch the plurality of shooting devices 61 to satisfy the player's preference. The preview pattern 41 can also be displayed on the game screen 11 corresponding to each shooting position 82. Only one preview pattern 41 is displayed in FIG. 8, which means that only one player is playing the game. Reference can be made to FIG. 3A or FIG. 3B , which will not be repeated in this embodiment.

Please refer to Fig. 6, Fig. 9 and shown in Fig. 10 again, and in another embodiment, each this personal screen 83 corresponds to a this player end P (a player) setting, and this personal screen 83 presents the player's corresponding A personal game screen 831, the personal game screen 831 displays a specific information according to the corresponding player. Each of the control units 50 includes a direction control element 51 and an input interface 52, and in this embodiment, the personal screen 83 is a touch screen, and the personal screen 83 and the input interface The input interface 52 is integrated, and the personal screen 83 (touch screen) provides the functions of input and display at the same time, that is, a virtual push button 521 and a function key 522 can be displayed on the personal screen 83 as the input The interface 52 can also display a plurality of function keys 523 to provide functions such as language selection, game rule description, automatic launch, function switching, and the like. Therefore, when the game is in progress, each player can use the touch screen as the input interface 52 and the personal screen 83 at the same time, and cooperate with the direction control element 51 to play the game.

Please refer to FIG. 11 again, and the personal game screen 831 is based on the specific information displayed by the corresponding player, including but not limited to the specific information can be the preview pattern 41, game instructions or teaching guides, etc., such as the The preview pattern 41 can be presented on the personal game screen 831 . In addition, when the player needs game instructions or teaching guidance, the control unit 50 can be used to display the information 401 of the lockable target 40 on the personal game screen 831, and the information 401 includes the lockable target 40 points, or display game instructions or teaching guides and so on. And in order to clearly display the information of the lockable target 40 , different information 401 of the lockable target 40 may be displayed in turn.

Please refer to FIG. 12 again, which is a flowchart of the operation of the present invention. The present invention further provides a locking method, which includes: a game progress step S1, a locking signal generation judgment step S2, a preview pattern generation step S3, and a Locking signal existence judging step S4.

Please cooperate with Fig. 1 and Fig. 3A again, the game proceeding step S1 is to provide a shooting game through a game processing unit 10 and generate a game screen 11, and display the game screen 11 by a display unit 20, and let a player A locking signal is generated or released through a control unit 50 to determine whether the game processing unit 10 locks any one of the at least one lockable target 40 . For example, the control unit 50 may include a direction control element 51 (as shown in FIG. 9 ), such as a joystick, and the player generates the locking signal by pulling down the direction control element 51; or, the control unit 50 Including a function key 523 (as shown in FIG. 10 ), the player generates the lock signal for pressing the function key 523 . And the player controls a shooting unit 60 to attack the locked lockable target 40 through the control unit 50 .

The lock signal generation judging step S2 is to judge whether the player generates the lock signal through the game processing unit 10, if so, go to the next step, that is, go to the preview pattern generation step S3; if not, go back to the game progress step S1 . Since the player generates or releases the locking signal through the control unit 50, it can determine whether the game processing unit 10 locks the at least one lockable target 40, so the game processing unit 10 can determine whether the at least one lockable object 40 is locked. The locking target 40 is locked to determine whether the player generates the locking signal or whether the locking signal is eliminated.

The preview pattern generation step S3 is to generate a corresponding preview pattern 41 according to the at least one lockable target 40 through a preview unit 30 when the locking signal appears, and the preview pattern 41 includes corresponding to the at least one lockable target 40 At least one lock icon 42, and the preview unit 30 presents the preview pattern 41 on the game screen 11 and provides it to the player, so that the player can switch and select the at least one lock icon 42 through the control unit 50 Either way, the game processing unit 10 is allowed to lock the corresponding lockable target 40 .

The lock signal existence judgment step S4 is to judge whether the lock signal is released through the game processing unit 10, if so, the preview unit 30 removes the preview pattern 41 provided to the player on the game screen 11 and releases the lock, if not , then return to the preview pattern generation step S3.

In summary, the advantages of the present invention at least include:

1. Utilize the preview unit to generate the preview pattern, the preview pattern includes the at least one lock icon corresponding to the at least one lockable target, and is presented on the game screen, so that the player can preview all the lockable targets things.

2. The player can use the control unit to quickly switch and lock the desired lockable target to meet the needs of use.

3. The preview pattern can be displayed through the personal screen, which can prevent the preview pattern from interfering with the progress of the game.

10: Game processing unit

20: Display unit

30: Preview unit

50:Control unit

60: Shooting unit

Claims (18)

A shooting game device with a locking function, comprising: a game processing unit, which provides a shooting game and generates a game screen; a display unit, which is connected to the game processing unit and displays the game screen; a A preview unit, the preview unit is connected to the game processing unit, the preview unit is set corresponding to a player, the preview unit generates a preview pattern corresponding to and presented on the game screen according to at least one lockable target object, the preview pattern includes corresponding to at least At least one locking icon of a target that can be locked; a manipulation unit, the manipulation unit is connected to the game processing unit, the manipulation unit is set corresponding to the player, and the manipulation unit is used for the player to switch and select any of the at least one locking icon And let the game processing unit lock the corresponding lockable target; and a shooting unit, the shooting unit is connected to the game processing unit, the shooting unit is set corresponding to the player, and the shooting unit is operated by the player through the control unit Attacks this lockable target that is locked on. The shooting game device as described in Claim 1, further comprising at least two player terminals, another at least one display unit, another at least one preview unit, another at least one control unit, and another at least one shooting unit, wherein each of the player terminals includes A display unit, a preview unit, a control unit, a shooting unit and a data transmission interface, each of the display unit, the preview unit, the control unit and the shooting unit on the player end is respectively connected by the data The transmission interface is connected to the game processing unit. The shooting game device as described in Claim 1, further comprising at least two player terminals, another at least one preview unit, another at least one control unit, and another at least one shooting unit, wherein each of the player terminals includes one preview unit, one The control unit, a shooting unit and a data transmission medium On the other hand, each of the preview unit, the control unit and the shooting unit of the player end is respectively connected to the game processing unit through the data transmission interface. The shooting game device as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a table top, the table top has a central area and at least two shooting positions surrounding the central area, and the display unit is disposed on the central area. The shooting game device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the at least two player terminals are respectively arranged one-to-one on the at least two shooting positions. The shooting game device according to claim 1, wherein in the preview pattern, the locking icons corresponding to the lockable targets that do not appear in the game screen are displayed in grayscale. The shooting game device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the preview unit generates the corresponding preview pattern according to the at least one lockable target appearing in the game screen. The shooting game device according to claim 1, wherein the sorting basis of the at least one lock icon in the preview pattern is any one of random, player preference and corresponding score. The shooting game device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit includes a direction control element and an input interface, and the input interface includes a betting key and an action key. The shooting game device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the shooting unit includes a plurality of shooting devices, and the player uses the control unit to switch to use any one of the plurality of shooting devices for attacking the lockable target. The shooting game device as described in claim 3, wherein each of the player terminals includes a personal screen, each of the personal screens is connected to the game processing unit and is set corresponding to one of the player terminals, and the personal screen presents a personal game of the corresponding player screen, the personal game screen displays a specific information according to the corresponding player. The shooting game device as described in claim 11, wherein the personal screen is a touch screen, and the control unit includes a direction control element and an input interface, and the personal screen is integrated with the input interface. The shooting game device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the specific information includes the preview pattern. A locking and proceeding method of a shooting game device with a locking function, which comprises a game progressing step, a locking signal generating and judging step, a preview pattern generating step, and a locking signal existence judging step; the game proceeding step is to process through a game The unit provides a shooting game and generates a game screen, and displays the game screen by a display unit, and allows a player to generate or release a locking signal through a control unit to determine whether the game processing unit is at least one lockable target Any one of the locks is locked, and the player controls a shooting unit to attack the locked target through the control unit; the locking signal generation judging step: for judging whether the player generates the locking signal through the game processing unit, if , carry out the preview pattern generation step, if not, return to the game progress step; the preview pattern generation step: when the locking signal appears, generate a corresponding preview pattern according to the at least one lockable target through a preview unit , the preview pattern includes at least one lock icon corresponding to the at least one lockable target, and the preview unit presents the preview pattern on the game screen and provides it to the player; the step of judging the presence of the lock signal is: through the The game processing unit judges whether the lock signal is released. If yes, the preview unit removes the preview pattern provided to the player on the game screen and unlocks it. If not, returns to the preview pattern generation step. The lock performing method as described in claim 14, wherein the control unit includes a directional control element, and the player generates the lock signal by pulling down the directional control element. The lock performing method as described in claim 14, wherein the control unit includes a function key, and the player generates the lock signal for pressing the function key. The method for performing locking according to claim 14, wherein in the preview pattern, the locking icons corresponding to the lockable targets that do not appear in the game screen are displayed in grayscale. The method for performing locking according to claim 14, wherein the preview unit generates the corresponding preview pattern according to the at least one lockable target appearing in the game screen.

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