Operation controlling device and video processing system used therewith

An operation controlling device which is connected, in use, to a video processing device which generates video data to be displayed on a display unit in accordance with a stored program and which responds to an operator's manipulations to provide changes to displayed video data, said operation controlling device comprising:

• an operation member which, in use, is tilted by an operator within a desired range and is supported such that it stops at a desired position when not being manipulated by the operator,
• rotor bodies which rotate according to the amount of tilt of said operation member,
• rotation detectors which detect the rotated condition of said rotor bodies,
• counting circuitry for maintaining count values related to rotation amounts of the rotor bodies which are detected by said rotation detectors,
• reset signal generation circuitry for generating reset signals to reset the count values of said counting circuitry, and
• data transfer circuitry for transferring the count values which have been counted by said counting circuitry to said video processing device,
• wherein said reset signal generation circuitry generates reset signals which reset the count values of said counting circuitry in response to a reset signal from said video processing device, and
• wherein said reset signal from said video processing device is generated by said video processing device under the control of said stored program.

An operation controlling device which is connected, in use, to a video processing device which generates video data to be displayed on a display unit in accordance with a stored program and which responds to an operator's manipulations to provide changes to displayed video data, said operation controlling device comprising:

• an operation member which, in use, is tilted by an operator within a desired range and is supported such that it stops at a desired position when not being manipulated by the operator,
• rotor bodies which rotate according to the amount of tilt of said operation member,
• rotation detectors which detect the rotated condition of said rotor bodies,
• counting circuitry for maintaining count values related to rotation amounts of the rotor bodies which are detected by said rotation detectors,
• reset signal generation circuitry for generating reset signals to reset the count values of said counting circuitry,
• data transfer circuitry for transferring the count values which have been counted by said counting circuitry to said video processing device, and
• a plurality of switches which generate electrical signals when pressed by an operator, and wherein said reset signal generation circuitry generates said reset signal in response to a signal from said plurality of switches, and
• wherein said reset signal generation circuitry resets the count values of said counting circuitry when said plurality of switches are simultaneously pressed.

An operation controlling device which is connected, in use, to a video processing device which generates video data to be displayed on a display unit in accordance with a stored program and which responds to an operator's manipulations to provide changes to displayed video data, said operation controlling device comprising:

• an operation member which, in use, is tilted by an operator within a desired range and is supported such that it stops at a desired position when not being manipulated by the operator,
• rotor bodies which rotate according to the amount of tilt of said operation member,
• rotation detectors which detect the rotated condition of said rotor bodies, counting circuitry for maintaining count values related to rotation amounts of the rotor bodies which are detected by said rotation detectors,
• reset signal generation circuitry for generating reset signals to reset the count values of said counting circuitry, and
• data transfer circuitry for transferring the count values which have been counted by said counting circuitry to said video processing device,
• wherein said rotor bodies include
• a first rotor body for detecting the tilt of the operation member in the direction of the X axis, and
• a second rotor body for detecting the tilt of the operation member in the direction of the Y axis, said rotation detectors including:
• a first rotation detector which detects the rotation of said first rotor body, and
• a second rotation detector which detects the rotation of said second rotor body, said counting circuitry including a first counter which counts the rotation amount of the rotor body which is detected by said first rotation detector and
• a second counter which counts the rotation amount of the rotor body which is detected by said second rotation detector, and
• wherein said reset signal generation circuitry generates reset signals which are coupled to said first counter and said second counter.

For use with a video game system console having a game program executing processing system including a main microprocessor and a coprocessor, coupled to said main microprocessor, for cooperating with said main microprocessor to execute said video game program and at least one player controller operable by a player to generate video game control signals and including command processing circuitry, said at least one player controller having a joystick biased in a first orientation defining a point of origin;

• a portable storage device for controlling the operation of said video game system console comprising:
• a memory medium for storing video game instructions and graphics data;
• means for coupling said video game instructions and said graphics data retrieved from said memory medium to said video game system console;
• said video game instructions including at least one player controller instruction for causing said game program executing processing system to send a command to said player controller to enable said point of origin to be changed.