Game program, game device, and game method

Title: Game program, game device, and game method

Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Claims

The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080171595, Game program, game device, and game method.

1. A computer readable medium storing a computer game program for moving an object on a contact input type monitor, the computer game program comprising: code for recognizing where an input position is, the input position at which an instruction means touches the contact input type monitor; code for displaying a first region, a second region, and a third region on the contact input type monitor, the first region for starting inputting a command to move the object, the second region for representing a characteristic of a game character, and the third region for inputting the command to start moving the object from the game character to the third region; code for recognizing where the first region is, the second region is, and the third region is, in the contact input type monitor, the second region being decided where to be on the basis of the characteristic of the game character; code for moving the third region; code for starting moving the object, if the input position is within the third region after being within the second region after being within the first region, while the input position is consecutively recognized; and code for displaying the object that moves from the game character to the third region.

2. The computer readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the third region is moved by using the instruction means or an instruction button.

3. The computer readable medium according to claim 1, the computer game program further comprising code for setting a first object property of the object on the basis of where the input position is within the second region, if the input position is within the second region, while the input position on the contact input type monitor is consecutively recognized.

4. The computer readable medium according to claim 1, the computer game program further comprising code for calculating elapsed time between when the input position is within the first region and when the input position is within the third region, if the input position moves to the third region after being within the second region after being within the first region, while the input position on the contact input type monitor is consecutively recognized, code for setting a second object property of the object on the basis of the elapsed time, and code for displaying the object that moves from the game character to the third region on the contact input type monitor, based on the second object property.

5. The computer readable medium according to claim 1, the computer game program further comprising code for setting bounds of the second region based on the characteristic of the game character.

6. The computer readable medium according to claim 1, the computer game program further comprising code for recognizing a permissible-time in which the input position moves to the third region after being within the second region after being within the first region, and code for displaying a first indicator on the contact input type monitor to indicate the permissible-time, and code for displaying a second indicator on the contact input type monitor to indicate between when the input position is within the first region and when the input position is within the third region, if the input position moves to the third region after being within the second region after being within the first region, while the input position on the contact input type monitor is consecutively recognized.

7. A computer game device having a contact input type monitor, the computer game devise comprising: an input position recognition means for recognizing where an input position is on the contact input type monitor; a region display means for displaying a first region, a second region, and a third region, the first region for starting inputting a command to move an object, the second region for representing a characteristic of a game character, the third region for inputting the command to start moving the object from a game character to the third region; a region recognition means for recognizing where the first region is, the second region is, and the third region is, in the contact input type monitor, the second region being decided where to be on the basis of the characteristic of the game character; a third region moving means for moving the third region; a movement start means for starting moving the object, if the input position is within the third region after being within the second region after being within the first region, while the input position is consecutively recognized; and an object display means for displaying the object that moves from the character to the third region.

8. A method for moving an object in a computer game on a contact input type monitor, the method comprising: recognizing where an input position is, the input position at which an instruction means touches the contact input type monitor; displaying a first region, a second region, and a third region on the contact input type monitor, the first region for starting inputting a command to move the object, the second region for representing a characteristic of a game character, and the third region for inputting the command to start moving the object from the game character to the third region; recognizing where the first region is, the second region is, and the third region is, in the contact input type monitor, the second region being decided where to be on the basis of the characteristic of the game character; moving the third region; starting moving the object, if the input position is within the third region after being within the second region after being within the first region, while the input position is consecutively recognized; and displaying the object that moves from the game character to the third region.

Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Claims

Click on the above for other options relating to this Game program, game device, and game method patent application.

Patent Applications in related categories:

20090291758 - Method and apparatus for televising a card game - One embodiment of the invention provides a method of televising a card game. Each playing card in the card game has a value. The method includes providing the back surface of each playing card with a marking that is substantially invisible to the naked eye. The marking indicates the value ...

20090291756 - Music video game and guitar-like game controller - A music video game provides a guitar shaped video game controller with an analog control device with touch sensor. In some embodiments the analog control device is in the form of a touch sensitive pad on a neck of a guitar shaped video game compeller. In some embodiments, the analog ...

20090291757 - Systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling a gaming machine display - A gaming machine is provided including a display unit configured to generate video images, an input unit, an ambient light sensor, and a controller coupled to the display unit, input unit, and ambient light sensor. The controller is configured to receive physical characteristics of a player via the input unit, ...

###

How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents
1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored.
3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords.
Start now! - Receive info on patent apps like Game program, game device, and game method or other areas of interest.
###

Previous Patent Application:
Coin operated game terminal
Next Patent Application:
Wireless controller for a video game console capable of measuring vital signs of a user playing a game on the console
Industry Class:
Amusement devices: games

###

Design/code © 2009 FreshContext LLC/Freshpatents.com. Website Terms and Conditions - Also read: About this Page
Patent data source: patents published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Information published here is for research/educational purposes only (and in conjunction with our Keyword Monitor) and is not meant to be used in place of the full USPTO patent document/images or a comprehensive patent archive search. Complete official applications are on file at the USPTO and often contain additional data/images (Freshpatents is currently text-only). FreshPatents.com is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USPTO or firms/individuals or products/designs/ideas related to listed patents.

FreshPatents.com Support
Thank you for viewing the Game program, game device, and game method patent info.
IP-related news and info

Results in 0.23559 seconds

Other interesting Feshpatents.com categories:
Canon USA , Celera Genomics , Cephalon, Inc. , Cingular Wireless , Clorox , Colgate-Palmolive , Corning , Cymer , 174

* Protect your Inventions
* US Patent Office filing

Provisional Patent
Utility Patent

PATENT INFO