JP2019195570A - Terminal for game - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a terminal for a game capable of associating the action of walking wearing a pedometer with a "walking" action in a game and allowing multiple kinds of games to be played.SOLUTION: According to the present invention, a terminal (1, 2) for games has a function as a pedometer, and has a function of displaying graphics (e.g., "QR code (R)") showing information about a game (information on various events of a game) on a display screen when a user walks a prescribed number of steps. Here, the information on the game shown by the graphics (e.g., a "QR code (R)") preferably has contents for activating a program (a smartphone app or the like) installed in an information processing device (3: e.g., a smartphone or the like) which has read the information to display a game screen on the display screen of the information processing device (3).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a game played on an information processing device (such as a PC), particularly a portable information processing device (so-called “tablet”, “smartphone”, etc.), and in particular, a pedometer and an information processing device (eg, “smartphone”). The present invention relates to a game terminal used in a combined game.

A game that is displayed on the screen of an information processing device (such as a PC), particularly a portable information processing device (so-called “tablet”, “smartphone”, etc.) and is operated by operating the information processing device (see, for example, Patent Document 1) ) Is on the rise. In recent years, a game of a type in which a person who plays a game can obtain the same experience or experience as a character in the game has become popular.
On the other hand, “walking” as much as possible in daily life is widely advocated, especially in middle-aged and older people, due to an increase in health consciousness. Pedometers that measure and display the number of steps taken are effective motivation for walking and form a large market, and various types of pedometers have been proposed.

Here, there are some commercially available pedometers that have a function as a game. For example, there are games that go around the 88th place of Shikoku (the so-called “Hirano Road”). The act of walking with it is superimposed on the act of “walking” in the game.
However, the conventional pedometer has no communication function, and the pedometer incorporates a small game board. For this reason, only games based on the built-in base could be played.
As another conventional technique, a program for a computer game that is performed by giving a vitality parameter according to the characteristics of each piece of shogi or chess has been proposed (see Patent Document 1), but the act of walking with a pedometer It is not a technique that overlaps the “walking” action in the game.

Japanese Patent No. 6232533

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and can be superimposed on the act of walking with a pedometer and the act of “walking” in a game, and more than one type of game can be combined. The object is to provide a game terminal that can be played.

The game terminal (1, 2) of the present invention has a function as a pedometer,
It has a function of displaying a graphic (for example, “QR code (registered trademark)”) indicating information related to a game (information related to various events of the game) on a display screen when a predetermined number of steps are taken. It is said.

Here, the information related to the game indicated by the graphic (for example, “QR code (registered trademark)”) is a program (smartphone application or the like) installed in the information processing device (3: for example, a smartphone) that reads the information. It is preferable to have contents for displaying a game screen on the display screen of the information processing device (3).
Alternatively, the information regarding the game indicated by the graphic (for example, “QR code (registered trademark)”) is an address of the server for the game, and the information processing device (3) that has read the graphic accesses the server. Then, it is preferable that the game data is read and the game screen is displayed on the display screen of the information processing device (3).

  Furthermore, it is preferable that the game terminal (2) of the present invention includes the atmospheric pressure sensor (5) and has a function of measuring altitude.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, when the user wears (wears) the game terminal (1, 2) of the present invention having a function as a pedometer and walks a predetermined number of steps, A graphic (for example, “QR code (registered trademark)”) indicating information related to the game is displayed on the total screen.
When this is read by an information processing device (3: smartphone, for example), a program (smartphone application, etc.) installed in the information processing device (3) is activated and displayed on the display screen of the information processing device (3). The game screen is displayed. Alternatively, a graphic (for example, “QR code (registered trademark)”) indicating information related to the game is the address of the server for the game, and the information processing device (3) that reads the graphic reads the game data from the server, A game screen can be displayed on the display screen of the information processing device (3).
Then, by displaying the game screen on the information processing device (3), the act of walking by the user is linked with the act of “walking” in the game, and the user can experience the game.

Here, game terminals that function as pedometers are small in size, and the drive power is often covered by batteries. On the other hand, since a game screen has a large amount of information to be displayed and requires a large amount of power to display, a small game terminal consumes a battery in a short period of time.
On the other hand, in the present invention, the game terminal (1, 2) functioning as a pedometer does not display the game screen, but displays a graphic indicating information related to the game (for example, “QR code (registered trademark)”). Therefore, the power consumption is low compared to driving game software (including so-called “applications”), and the battery as a drive source can be extended in life.
Here, if the graphic indicating the information related to the game is “QR code (registered trademark)”, a program (smartphone application or the like) installed in the information processing device (3) is activated and the information processing device (3) There is an amount of information necessary and sufficient for the game screen to be displayed on the display screen. Alternatively, the QR code (registered trademark) has a sufficient amount of information necessary for the information processing device (3) (which has read the QR code (registered trademark)) to access the server and read the game data. Is included.

In the present invention, if the game terminal (2) functioning as a pedometer is provided with the atmospheric pressure sensor (5), the altitude at the position of the user wearing the pedometer (2) can be measured. Then, by measuring the user's altitude, it is possible to determine how much altitude difference the user is moving. Thereby, for example, it is possible to determine the altitude at the time of climbing in a game for experiencing mountain climbing and to play a game displayed as an image.
In addition, it is possible to calculate the calorie consumption as a result of accumulating by moving in the height direction (up and down), and display various data using the amount of activity (calorie consumption) as a parameter instead of the number of steps taken. Thus, it is possible to present data appropriate for health care to the user.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the pedometer in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the control flowchart of the pedometer in 1st Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram by the side of the smart phone in a 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the control flowchart by the side of the smart phone in 1st Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of the pedometer in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the control flowchart of the pedometer in 2nd Embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Reference is first made to FIG. 1 to describe an overview of an illustrative embodiment of the invention.
In FIG. 1, a gaming terminal 1 (2) according to the embodiment (for example, a pedometer, which will be described as a “pedometer” hereinafter) has a certain number of steps (predetermined by a user U wearing the pedometer 1 (2). When walking the number of steps, a function (for example, “QR code (registered trademark)”) indicating information related to the game (information related to various events of the game) is displayed on the display screen (of the pedometers 1 and 2). Have. Here, the game terminal according to the first embodiment is indicated by reference numeral 1 as a whole, and the game terminal according to the second embodiment is indicated by reference numeral 2 as a whole. In order to comprehensively express both, the reference numeral “1 (2)” is used in FIG.
In FIG. 1A, the user U walks a predetermined number of steps, and a QR code (registered trademark) is displayed on the display screen. Then, a situation is shown in which a notification (notification sound, represented by the symbol A) that a QR code (registered trademark) is displayed on the display screen is issued.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the user U who notices the notification A uses the QR code (registered trademark) displayed on the pedometer 1 (2) as the information processing device 3 (for example, a smartphone: “smartphone”). 1), the smartphone 3 that has read the QR code (registered trademark) activates the installed program (smartphone application or the like) and the number of steps (“QR”) as shown in FIG. Code (registered trademark) ”) is displayed on the screen of the smartphone 3 (first embodiment).
Alternatively, the smartphone 3 that has read the QR code (registered trademark) accesses the address and URL displayed by the QR code (registered trademark). The address and URL are the address and URL of the game server performed by the user U, and the smartphone 3 accesses the server and reads game data (for example, a game image) from the server. On the screen.

The displayed game image is, for example, an image of the footsteps of Tadayoshi Ino ’s survey in a game like “Tadayoshi Ino”, which is famous for creating maps.
Starting from the 1st station, the 5th station, the 6th station, etc.
As a pilgrimage, in the game of visiting the 88 sites in Shikoku, there are 88 images of the Shikoku site. These images are displayed as guide images on the screen of the smartphone 3.
Here, as the information processing device, a PC, a tablet, a mobile phone, and other various information processing devices (devices having an information processing function) can be used instead of the smartphone 3.
When the game is not installed on the smartphone 3, the information regarding the game indicated by the QR code (registered trademark) is the address and URL of the server for the game. In this case, as described above, the smartphone 3 that has read the QR code (registered trademark) accesses the server to read the game data, and displays the game image on the display screen of the smartphone 3.

Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The game terminal according to the first embodiment is a pedometer 1 in the illustrated embodiment, and plays a game using the smartphone 3.
In FIG. 2 in which the pedometer 1 is represented by a functional block diagram, the pedometer 1 (shown comprehensively surrounded by a broken line) includes a pedometer determination block 1A, a comparison block 1B, and a QR code (registered trademark) display block. 1C, QR code (registered trademark) display notification sound generation block 1D, storage block 1E, and acceleration sensor 4.
The number of steps of the user U (FIG. 1) is measured by the acceleration sensor 4. The measurement result of the acceleration sensor 4 is transmitted to the step count determination block 1A.

The step count determination block 1A has a function of acquiring the measurement result of the acceleration sensor 4 and determining the number of steps (which the user has walked) at that time. An information signal related to the number of steps determined by the number of steps determination block 1A is transmitted to the comparison block 1B.
The comparison block 1B obtains an information signal regarding the number of steps the user has walked from the step number determination block 1A, and displays the threshold value ("QR code (registered trademark)" stored in the storage block 1E. Value: “QR code (registered trademark)” display threshold) and a comparison of both (the number of steps the user has walked at that time and the threshold of “QR code (registered trademark)”) Have
When the number of steps the user has walked reaches the threshold for QR code (registered trademark) display, the comparison block 1B displays the number of steps the user has walked in the QR code (registered trademark) display block 1C. The comparison result indicating that the threshold value is reached is transmitted, and the comparison result is also transmitted to the storage block 1E.

The QR code (registered trademark) display block 1C stores the comparison result (comparison result indicating that the number of steps the user has walked has reached the threshold of QR code (registered trademark) display) from the comparison block 1B. The QR code (registered trademark) information corresponding to the threshold value is acquired from the block 1E, and the QR code (registered trademark) is displayed on the screen of the pedometer 1.
The QR code (registered trademark) display block 1C displays the QR code (registered trademark) on the screen, and at the same time, the QR code (registered trademark) display notification sound generation block 1D displays the QR code (registered trademark) on the screen. An information signal notifying that it has been displayed is transmitted.
The QR code (registered trademark) display notification sound generation block 1D has acquired a notification signal (a signal for notifying that "QR code (registered trademark)" is displayed on the screen) from the QR code (registered trademark) display block 1C. In this case, it has a function of generating a notification sound that audibly notifies the user U that the QR code (registered trademark) is displayed on the screen. However, the manner in which the QR code (registered trademark) display notification sound generation block 1D notifies the user U that the QR code (registered trademark) is displayed on the screen is not limited to the notification sound (sound), but vibration, Light emission, other methods, or a combination of sound and the like are possible.

The storage block 1E stores information such as a QR code (registered trademark) display threshold and a QR code (registered trademark) corresponding to the number of steps.
The information stored in the storage block 1E is updated in response to the comparison result acquired from the comparison block 1B, and is transmitted to the comparison block 1B and the QR code (registered trademark) display block 1C as necessary.
In the storage block 1E, for example, a plurality of QR codes (registered trademark) are stored, and a plurality of QR code (registered trademark) display threshold values (steps) corresponding to the plurality of QR codes (registered trademark) are stored. Yes. As described above, the content of the game corresponding to the QR code (registered trademark) is installed in the smartphone 3 (information processing device) or read by the smartphone 3.

In the first embodiment, the arithmetic expression for displaying the QR code (registered trademark) or the data for displaying the QR code (registered trademark) is stored in the storage block 1E. Here, it is inappropriate to use a “bar code” instead of a QR code (registered trademark) as a “figure indicating information related to a game”. This is because the bar code has a small capacity of information contained therein.
In the illustrated embodiment, on the pedometer 1 side, only a QR code (registered trademark) is displayed as a “figure indicating information about the game” to extend the life of the battery (button battery), and “run out of battery” It is preventing.
It is also conceivable that the pedometer 1 and the smartphone 3 are linked to each other using communication means such as infrared communication. However, since the communication means such as infrared communication uses a large current, the battery of the pedometer 1 is used for a short period of time. It is inconvenient and exhausted. However, a passive system such as Suica can be used on the pedometer 1 side, and an RF tag or the like can also be applied.

Control in the pedometer 1 that is the game terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described mainly with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 3, in step S <b> 1, the number of steps the user U has walked is determined by the step count determination block 1 </ b> A of the pedometer 1 based on the measurement result by the acceleration sensor 4. Then, the process proceeds to step S2.
In step S2, the comparison block 1B determines whether or not the number of steps the user U has determined in step S1 has reached a threshold value for displaying a QR code (registered trademark). In step S2, if the number of steps the user U has walked has reached the threshold for QR code (registered trademark) display (step S2 is “Yes”), the process proceeds to step S3.
On the other hand, if the number of steps the user U has walked does not reach the QR code (registered trademark) display threshold value (“No” in step S2), the process returns to step S1 (“No” in step S2). ”Loop).

In step S3 (when the number of steps the user U has walked in step S2 reaches the threshold value for QR code (registered trademark) display), the QR code (registered trademark) (the threshold value for QR code (registered trademark) display) A “QR code (registered trademark)” corresponding to a certain number of steps is displayed on the display screen of the pedometer 1. Then, for example, a notification sound is generated to notify the user U that the QR code (registered trademark) is displayed on the display screen of the pedometer 1.
Here, the action of displaying the QR code (registered trademark) on the display screen of the pedometer 1 is executed by the QR code (registered trademark) display block 1C, and the action of notifying the user U is the QR code (registered trademark) display notification sound. It is executed by the generation block 1D.

The user U notified that the QR code (registered trademark) is displayed on the screen of the pedometer 1 in step S3 reads the QR code (registered trademark) by the smartphone 3. In step S4, it is determined whether or not the user U has read the QR code (registered trademark) displayed on the screen with the smartphone 3 (whether or not the reading has been completed). For example, the pedometer 1 has a function of detecting whether or not a QR code (registered trademark) has been read by the smartphone 3, and can perform the determination in step S4 by the function.
In step S4, if reading of the QR code (registered trademark) by the smartphone 3 is completed (step S4 is “Yes”), the process proceeds to step S5. On the other hand, if reading of the QR code (registered trademark) by the smartphone 3 is not completed (step S4 is “No”), step S4 is repeated (step S4 is a “No” loop).

In step S5 (when reading of “QR code (registered trademark)” by the smartphone 3 is completed), the QR code (registered trademark) is deleted from the display screen of the pedometer 1 and the notification sound is deleted.
The QR code (registered trademark) display block 1C is used to erase the QR code (registered trademark) and the notification sound by utilizing the function of determining whether the QR code (registered trademark) in the pedometer 1 has been read or not. , QR code (registered trademark) display notification sound generation block 1D.
When step S5 ends, the process returns to step S1 to continue the game. For example, if the number of steps the user U has walked increases, the same control as described above is executed for the increased number of steps.

In FIG. 4 which is a functional block diagram of the smartphone 3 which is a device for displaying the contents of the game, the smartphone 3 (information processing device) (the part surrounded by a broken line) is a QR code (registered trademark) reading block 3A, game image determination It has a block 3B, a storage block 3C, and an image display block 3D.
In the illustrated first embodiment, the smartphone 3 has a QR code (registered trademark) displayed on the display screen of the pedometer 1 (game terminal) as described with reference to FIGS. “QR code (registered trademark)” corresponding to the number of steps is read, and a game image corresponding to the QR code (registered trademark) is displayed on the display screen of the smartphone 3.

The QR code (registered trademark) reading block 3 </ b> A has a function of reading the QR code (registered trademark) displayed on the display screen of the pedometer 1.
The QR code (registered trademark) reading block 3A also has a function of transmitting the read QR code (registered trademark) information signal to the game image determination block 3B.

The game image determination block 3B determines a game image (game) corresponding to the QR code (registered trademark) based on the information signal of the QR code (registered trademark) acquired from the QR code (registered trademark) reading block 3A. It has a function. Here, the game image is determined by software installed in the smartphone 3.
The game image determination block 3B also has a function of transmitting the determined game image (related information signal) to the storage block 3C.

The storage block 3C has a function of operating the installed program and acquiring the corresponding game image data based on the information signal regarding the game image acquired from the game image determination block 3B.
The storage block 3C has a function of transmitting an information signal of the acquired game image data to the image display block 3D.
The image display block 3D has a function of displaying a game image on the display screen of the smartphone 3 based on the information signal of the game image data acquired from the storage block 3C.

  Here, when the game is not installed in the smartphone 3 and data necessary for the game is acquired from an external game server, the QR code (registered trademark) is the address or URL of the server. By reading the QR code (registered trademark) with the smartphone 3, the server is accessed, the game data is read, and the game image is displayed on the display screen of the smartphone 3.

Here, as a game that can be performed in the illustrated embodiment, for example, there are the following games.
Games that roam all over Japan (for example, a game likened to “Tadayoshi Ino”, famous for map production),
Climbing game (starting from the 1st station, 5th station, 6th station ... A game aimed at the top),
Tokaido 53rd,
As a pilgrimage, a game that goes to the sacred ground in 88 places in Shikoku,
An experience game that walks along railway tracks for enthusiastic railway fans,
Training game (Character training: Characters grow according to calories burned),
Diet game.
In addition, it is possible to build a system that distributes coupons and merchandise (for companies that tie up) depending on the number of steps that the user U has walked.
In addition, information that cannot be displayed on the pedometer screen can be displayed on the smartphone screen to build a system that is useful for health management.

Control in the smartphone 3 (information processing device) will be described mainly with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 5, in step S11, the QR code (registered trademark) reading block 3A determines whether the smartphone 3 has read the QR code (registered trademark) from the pedometer 1 (game terminal).
In step S11, when reading of the QR code (registered trademark) is completed (step S11 is “Yes”), the process proceeds to step S12. On the other hand, if the reading of the QR code (registered trademark) is not completed in step S11 (step S11 is “No”), step S11 is repeated (step S11 is “No”).

In step S12 (when reading of the “QR code (registered trademark)” is completed), for example, a program for displaying a game image corresponding to the QR code (registered trademark) on the smartphone 3 by the QR code (registered trademark) reading block 3A. It is determined whether (corresponding application) is installed.
In step S12, when a program (corresponding application) necessary for the smartphone 3 is installed (step S12 is “Yes”), the process proceeds to step S13. On the other hand, when the necessary program (corresponding application) is not installed in the smartphone 3 in step S12 (step S12 is “No”), the process proceeds to step S14.

In step S13 (when a program or a corresponding application necessary for the smartphone 3 is installed), the game image determination block 3B determines a game image corresponding to the QR code (registered trademark).
In step S14 (when a program or a corresponding application necessary for the smartphone 3 is not installed), since the QR code (registered trademark) read in step S11 is the address or URL of the game server, the smartphone 3 uses the server. The data (game image) is read from the server.

In step S15, the determined game image is displayed on the display screen of the smartphone 3. In step S15, when the game program is installed in the smartphone 3 (step S12 is “Yes”), the image display block 3D acquires the game image data from the storage block 3C, and then performs screen display.
When the game program is not installed in the smartphone 3 (step S12 is “No”), the image display block 3D acquires data (game image) read from the server (step S14), and the game image is displayed on the smartphone. 3 is displayed on the display screen.

According to the illustrated first embodiment, when the user U wears (wears) the pedometer 1 which is a game terminal and walks a predetermined number of steps, the QR code (registered trademark) is displayed on the screen of the pedometer 1. (A graphic showing information about the game) is displayed.
When this is read by the smartphone 3 (information processing device), a program (smartphone application or the like) installed on the smartphone 3 is activated, and a game screen is displayed on the display screen of the smartphone 3. Alternatively, the QR code (registered trademark) is the address or URL of the game server, and the smartphone 3 that has read the QR code (registered trademark) accesses the game server to read game data, and the display screen of the smartphone 3 Display the game screen on top.
Then, by displaying the game screen on the smartphone 3, the act of walking the user U is linked to the act of “walking” in the game, and the user U can experience the game.

In the illustrated first embodiment, the game terminal functioning as the pedometer 1 does not display a game screen, but only displays a QR code (registered trademark) (a graphic indicating information about the game). Power consumption is small, and the battery as a driving source can be extended.
In addition, since the QR code (registered trademark) is used, a program (smartphone application or the like) installed in the smartphone 3 is activated, and the amount of information necessary and sufficient to display the game screen on the display screen of the smartphone 3 is sufficient. is there. Alternatively, the smartphone 3 that has read the QR code (registered trademark) accesses the game server and displays the information amount necessary and sufficient for reading the game data, that is, the address and URL of the game server. There is enough information.

Furthermore, in the first embodiment, when a QR code (registered trademark) is displayed on the display screen of the pedometer 1, a function of notifying the user U of the display of the screen, for example, by a notification sound is exhibited. The user U can surely understand that the QR code (registered trademark) is displayed, and can improve usability as a game terminal.
In addition, it is possible to execute a plurality of games with a single pedometer 1 corresponding to a plurality of QR codes (registered trademark), and the user U enjoys a plurality of different games depending on, for example, the number of steps. Is possible.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The pedometer (on the game terminal side) according to the second embodiment is generally indicated by reference numeral 2 and includes an atmospheric pressure sensor 5. Then, by measuring the vertical position (altitude) of the user U wearing the pedometer 2 from the measurement result of the atmospheric pressure sensor 5, and continuously measuring the altitude, up and down (between places where there is a difference in altitude) It is possible to determine whether or not the movement is performed. In addition to the number of steps, the amount of exercise (or calorie consumption) can be determined by continuously measuring up and down (movement between places with different altitudes). Therefore, the timing and threshold value for displaying the QR code (registered trademark) are determined and displayed based on the actual amount of exercise (or calorie consumption) of the user U, not the number of steps the user U has walked. .
In FIG. 6 which is a functional block diagram of the pedometer 2 (game terminal) of the second embodiment, the pedometer 2 (the portion surrounded by a broken line) includes a pedometer determination block 2A, an elevation difference determination block 2B, and an exercise amount determination. A block 2C, a comparison block 2D, a QR code (registered trademark) display block 2E, a QR code (registered trademark) display notification sound generation block 2F, a storage block 2G, an acceleration sensor 4, and an atmospheric pressure sensor 5 are provided.

The step count determination block 2A has a function of determining the number of steps the user has walked from the measurement result of the acceleration sensor 4 in the same manner as the step count determination block 1A of the pedometer 1 of the first embodiment. The step count determining block 2A has a function of transmitting an information signal of the number of steps the user has walked to the exercise amount determining block 2C.
The height difference determination block 2B has a function of determining the vertical position (altitude) of the user U based on the measurement result from the atmospheric pressure sensor 5, and determining the height difference before and after the movement when the user U moves. ing. The height difference determination block 2B has a function of transmitting an information signal related to the height difference before and after the movement of the user U to the momentum determination block 2C.

The momentum determination block 2C acquires the information signal regarding the number of steps the user U has walked from the step count determination block 2A, acquires the information signal regarding the height difference before and after the user U has moved from the height difference determination block 2B, and walks the user U It has a function of calculating the amount of exercise (or calorie consumption) of the user U by calculating by a conventionally known method based on the number of steps and the height difference before and after the user U moves.
The exercise amount determination block 2C has a function of transmitting an information signal related to the determined exercise amount (or calorie consumption) to the comparison block 2D.

The comparison block 2D obtains an information signal regarding the exercise amount (or calorie consumption) of the user U from the exercise amount determination block 2C, and displays the QR code (registered trademark) stored in the storage block 2G. (Consumption amount) threshold value is obtained, and the amount of exercise of the user U is compared with the threshold value.
Then, the comparison block 2D compares the momentum of the user U with the threshold value. As a result, when the momentum reaches the threshold value for displaying the QR code (registered trademark), the momentum of the user U is changed to the QR code (registered trademark). ) Is transmitted to the QR code (registered trademark) display block 2E and the storage block 2G.

When the QR code (registered trademark) display block 2E obtains a comparison result indicating that the exercise amount of the user U has reached the threshold value for displaying the QR code (registered trademark) from the comparison block 2D, the QR code (registered trademark) display block 2E It has a function of acquiring a QR code (registered trademark) corresponding to the threshold value and displaying the QR code (registered trademark) on the screen of the pedometer 2.
The QR code (registered trademark) display block 2E displays the QR code (registered trademark) on the screen, and the QR code (registered trademark) display notification sound generation block 2F has the QR code (registered trademark) displayed as a pedometer 2. An information signal notifying that it is displayed on the screen is transmitted.
The exercise amount determination block 2C has a function of determining calorie consumption simultaneously with the amount of exercise, and the QR code (registered trademark) display block 2E is configured to have a function of displaying calorie consumption in addition to the QR code (registered trademark). You can also. In that case, when the calorie consumption is determined in the exercise amount determination block 2C and the calorie consumption reaches the threshold value of the QR code (registered trademark) display, the QR code (by the QR code (registered trademark) display block 2E) is determined. (Registered trademark) can be displayed.
Further, for example, when a mountain climbing game is being executed, the altitude (the altitude at which the user U is located) obtained in the height difference determination block 2B is displayed on the display screen of the pedometer 2 together with the QR code. Can be configured.

The QR code (registered trademark) display notification sound generation block 2F receives a notification signal indicating that the QR code (registered trademark) is displayed on the display screen from the QR code (registered trademark) display block 2E. For example, a notification sound is generated to notify the user U that the registered trademark is displayed on the display screen. Here, what is generated when the QR code (registered trademark) display notification sound generation block 2F notifies the user U is not limited to the notification sound (sound), and vibration, light emission, other methods, or sound and the like. It is possible to notify the user U by the combination.
The memory block 2G stores the amount of exercise or calorie consumption, which is a threshold value for displaying the QR code (registered trademark), and the QR code (registered trademark) corresponding to the threshold value.
The amount of exercise or calorie consumption data and QR code (registered trademark) data stored in the storage block 1E are transmitted to the comparison block 2D and the QR code (registered trademark) display block 2E as necessary.
In the storage block 2G, a plurality of QR codes (registered trademark) are stored, and a plurality of momentum threshold values corresponding to the plurality of QR codes (registered trademark) are stored.
Furthermore, a plurality of games can be executed by the smartphone 3.

Control in the pedometer 2 (game terminal) according to the second embodiment will be described mainly with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 7, in step S21, the number of steps the user U has walked is determined by the acceleration sensor 4 (FIG. 6). At the same time, the height difference before and after the user U moves is determined based on the measurement result by the atmospheric pressure sensor 5 (FIG. 6).
The process of determining the number of steps the user U has walked is executed by the step count determination block 2A, and the process of determining the height difference before and after the user U has moved is executed by the height difference determination block 2B. Then, the process proceeds to step S22.
In step S22, the exercise amount or calorie consumption is determined by the exercise amount determination block 2C based on the number of steps the user U has walked in step S21 and the difference in height before and after moving. Then, the process proceeds to step S23.

In step S23, the comparison block 2D determines whether or not the amount of exercise (or calorie consumption) determined in step S22 has reached a threshold value for QR code (registered trademark) display.
In step S23, when the amount of exercise (or calorie consumption) has reached the threshold value of QR code (registered trademark) display (step S23 is “Yes”), the process proceeds to step S24.
On the other hand, if the amount of exercise (or calorie consumption) has not reached the threshold for displaying the QR code (registered trademark) in step S23 (step S23 is “No”), the process returns to step S21 (step S23 is “No”). ”Loop).

In step S24 (when the amount of exercise has reached the threshold value for displaying the QR code (registered trademark)), the QR code (registered trademark) corresponding to the threshold value is displayed on the display screen of the pedometer 2. At the same time, the user U is notified (for example, by a notification sound) that the QR code (registered trademark) is displayed on the display screen of the pedometer 2. Then, the process proceeds to step S25.
Here, the action of displaying the QR code (registered trademark) on the screen is executed by the QR code (registered trademark) display block 2E. The action of notifying the user U that the QR code (registered trademark) is displayed on the display screen of the pedometer 2 is executed by the QR code (registered trademark) display notification sound generation block 2F.

In step S25, it is determined whether or not the user U has read the QR code (registered trademark) displayed on the pedometer 2 with the smartphone 3 (whether or not the reading has been completed). This determination is executed by a QR code (registered trademark) reading and sensing function provided in the pedometer 2.
If reading of the QR code (registered trademark) by the smartphone 3 is completed in step S25 (step S25 is “Yes”), the process proceeds to step S26.
On the other hand, in step S25, if reading of the QR code (registered trademark) by the smartphone 3 is not completed (step S25 is “No”), step S25 is repeated (step S25 is “No” loop).

In step S26 (when the QR code (registered trademark) is read by the smartphone 3), the QR code (registered trademark) is erased from the display screen of the pedometer 2, and the QR code (registered trademark) is stored in the pedometer 2. Notifying the user U that the message has been displayed ends. The deletion of the QR code (registered trademark) from the screen of the pedometer 2 and the end of the notification to the user U are executed by the QR code (registered trademark) display block 2E and the QR code (registered trademark) display notification sound generation block 2F. Is done.
When step S26 ends, the process returns to step S21. If the amount of exercise of the user U increases, the above-described control such as display of a new QR code (registered trademark) is performed in accordance with the increased amount of exercise.

In the second embodiment, the barometric pressure sensor 5 is also provided on the pedometer 2 side, and the altitude of the place where the user U wearing the pedometer 2 is located can be measured.
By measuring the altitude of the user U, it is possible to determine how much altitude difference the user U is moving. Thereby, for example, when climbing a local low mountain a plurality of times, it is possible to play a game in which an image is displayed as to which level of climbing to the top of Mt. Fuji has been reached.
Also, calorie consumption (as a result of integration) can be calculated by up and down (moving between points with different altitudes). The amount of exercise (calorie consumption), not the number of steps taken, can be displayed and applied to so-called “diet”.
Other configurations and operational effects in the second embodiment of FIGS. 6 and 7 are the same as those of the first embodiment described with reference to FIGS.

  It should be noted that the illustrated embodiment is merely an example, and is not a description of the purpose of limiting the technical scope of the present invention.

1, 2, ... Pedometer (game terminal)
3 ... Smartphone (information processing equipment)
4 ... Acceleration sensor 5 ... Barometric pressure sensor

Claims (4)

It has a function as a pedometer,
A game terminal characterized by having a function of displaying on a display screen a graphic indicating information related to a game when a predetermined number of steps are taken.   The information about the game indicated by the graphic has a content for displaying a game screen on a display screen of the information processing device by operating a program installed in the information processing device that has read the information. The game terminal according to claim 1.   The information related to the game indicated by the graphic is the server address for the game, and the information processing device that has read the graphic accesses the server to read the game data and displays the display screen of the information processing device. The game terminal according to claim 1, wherein a game screen is displayed thereon.   The game terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a pressure sensor and a function of measuring altitude.

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