Customizable Touch Controller Image for Game Input Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing game technologies do not effectively utilize smartphones and tablet terminals for game control, failing to account for individual user habits and preferences, limiting their use in providing an enjoyable gaming experience.
Innovation Solution
A terminal display control method that allows smartphones and tablets to function as game controllers with customizable controller images and operation elements, enabling users to personalize their gaming experience by adjusting the presence, number, size, shape, and position of operation elements through touch panel inputs, and synchronizing these settings with a tablet terminal or server apparatus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional mobile phones or simple controllers are used for game control, then device availability is limited, but user portability and accessibility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables smartphones and tablet terminals to function as game controllers by utilizing their existing touch panels and displays for multiple purposes - both as game display devices and as control input devices. This multi-functionality allows general mobile devices to be adapted for game control without requiring specialized controllers, thereby improving device availability while maintaining user accessibility
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed controller layouts are used, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to individual user habits is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic controller images where the layout, position, size, and configuration of operation elements can be changed according to user preferences and habits. The controller image is not fixed but can be dynamically adjusted to accommodate different user needs, making the system adaptable while managing complexity through software-based flexibility rather than hardware changes
Solution Approach 2:
The patent allows different regions of the controller image to have different properties and functions. Individual operation elements can be positioned and configured independently according to local user preferences, enabling personalized control layouts without requiring complete redesign of the entire controller system
3Manufacturing precision
If standardized operation elements are used, then manufacturing precision requirements are reduced, but operational precision and user preference matching are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables variation in multiple parameters of operation elements including position, size, shape, and configuration within the controller image. These parameter changes allow the system to maintain simple standardized base elements while providing precise customization options that match user preferences and improve operational accuracy through software-based parameter adjustment
Data Source
AI summary
According to one embodiment, a terminal display control method for using as a controller of a game a terminal device including a touch panel, which is configured to be integral with a display, includes selecting a controller image which is used in the game; setting at least one of a presence/absence of a function, a number, a size, a shape and a position of disposition, with respect to an operation element in the controller image; and making variable, in accordance with a content of the setting, a state of the controller image displayed on the display, and an operation standard of the operation element corresponding to an input on the touch panel.