Storage medium storing information processing program, information processing apparatus and information processing method

• US 10,105,597 B1
• Filed: 06/13/2018
• Issued: 10/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Inventors: Ohsawa, Kazuyoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Leiby, Christopher E
• Application Number:
  US16/007,462
• Publication Number:
  US 20180290056A1
• Time in Patent Office: 132 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/426 involving on-screen location information, e.g. screen coordinates of an area at which the player is aiming with a light gun
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/44 involving timing of operations, e.g. performing an action within a time slot
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/814 Musical performances, e.g. by evaluating the player's ability to follow a notation
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1075 using a touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8047 Music games
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A game apparatus includes two LCDs, and a game screen is displayed on one LCD, and a touch panel is set on the other LCD. A game screen for teaching an input timing and an input kind that are set in advance is displayed, and music for teaching the input timing is output. A player performs a touch-on operation, a touch-off operation, a flipping operation and a rubbing operation on the touch panel by viewing the game screen, and listening to the music. The input timing and input kind that are performed by the player and the input timing and the input kind that are set in advance are compared to thereby produce a situation corresponding to the comparison result.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an information processing program, the information processing program, when executed, causing one or more computer processors of an information processing apparatus configured to receive an input from a touch panel to perform operations comprising:

outputting music and/or an image set in advance indicating an exemplar input kind and an exemplar input timing of an input operation to be made by a user;

storing instructed coordinates received from the touch panel;

deriving an instructed input kind and an instructed input timing of the instructed input kind, based on history of the stored instructed coordinates;

comparing the exemplar input kind and the exemplar input timing with the derived instructed input kind and the instructed input timing;

determining that the derived instructed input kind is a first rubbing input and that the instructed input timing of the first rubbing input is a first timing, conditioned on an amount of a first touch movement at the first timing being equal to or more than a non-zero first value;

determining that a deciding condition is satisfied, in dependence on an amount of a second touch movement following the first touch movement being less than a second value; and

determining that the derived instructed input kind is a second rubbing input and that the instructed input timing of the second rubbing input is a second timing, conditioned on the deciding condition being satisfied and an amount of a third touch movement following the second touch movement being equal to or more than a non-zero third value; and

executing predetermined processing according to the result of the comparing and the determinations concerning the first and second rubbing inputs;

wherein the first touch movement, the second touch movement, and the third touch movement are included in one continuous touch input without touch-off and form at least a part of the instructed coordinates.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing the information processing program according to claim 1, the information processing program, when executed, causing the one or more computer processors to perform further operations comprising:

determining that the instructed input kind is a slide input and the instructed input timing of the slide input is a slide timing, conditioned on a touch state of the touch panel being changed from touch-on state to touch-off state and an amount of a fourth touch movement immediately before the slide timing being over a non-zero fourth value.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing the information processing program according to claim 2, the information processing program, when executed, causing the one or more computer processors to further execute:

determining that the instructed input kind is a touch-off input and the instructed input timing of the touch-off input is a touch-off timing, conditioned on a touch state of the touch panel being changed from touch-on state to touch-off state and an amount of a fifth touch movement immediately before the touch-off timing being equal to or less than a certain value.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing the information processing program according to claim 1, wherein:

the comparing includes detecting a degree of coincidence between the exemplar input kind and the exemplar input timing and the instructed input kind and the instructed input timing, and

the predetermined processing depends on the degree of coincidence.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing the information processing program according to claim 1, the information processing program, when executed, causing the one or more computer processors to perform further operations comprising:

based on a comparison of the exemplar input kind and the exemplar input timing with the first rubbing input and the instructed input timing, determining that the deciding condition is no longer satisfied and/or determining that the instructed input kind is no longer the second rubbing input.

6. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a touch panel configured to receive an input;

one or more computer processors configured to control the information processing apparatus to at least;

output music and/or an image set in advance indicating an exemplar input kind and an exemplar input timing of an input operation to be made by a user;

cause storage of instructed coordinates received from the touch panel;

derive an instructed input kind and an instructed input timing of the instructed input kind, based on history of the stored instructed coordinates;

compare the exemplar input kind and the exemplar input timing with the derived instructed input kind and the instructed input timing;

determine that the derived instructed input kind is a first rubbing input and that the instructed input timing of the first rubbing input is a first timing, conditioned on an amount of a first touch movement at the first timing being equal to or more than a non-zero first value;

determine that a deciding condition is satisfied, in dependence on an amount of a second touch movement following the first touch movement being less than a second value;

determine that the derived instructed input kind is a second rubbing input and that the instructed input timing of the second rubbing input is a second timing, conditioned on the deciding condition being satisfied and an amount of a third touch movement following the second touch movement being equal to or more than a non-zero third value; and

execute predetermined processing according to the result of the comparing and the determinations concerning the first and second rubbing inputs;

wherein the first touch movement, the second touch movement, and the third touch movement are included in one continuous touch input without touch-off and form at least a part of the instructed coordinates.

7. The information processing system according to claim 6, wherein the one or more computer processors are further configured to control the information processing system to at least:

determine that the instructed input kind is a slide input and the instructed input timing of the slide input is a slide timing, conditioned on a touch state of the touch panel being changed from touch-on state to touch-off state and an amount of a fourth touch movement immediately before the slide timing being over a non-zero fourth value.

8. The information processing system according to claim 7, wherein the one or more computer processors are further configured to control the information processing system to at least:

determine that the instructed input kind is a touch-off input and the instructed input timing of the touch-off input is a touch-off timing, conditioned on a touch state of the touch panel being changed from touch-on state to touch-off state and an amount of a fifth touch movement immediately before the touch-off timing being equal to or less than a certain value.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the one or more computer processors are further configured to control the information processing apparatus to at least:

determine that the instructed input kind is a slide input and the instructed input timing of the slide input is a slide timing, conditioned on a touch state of the touch panel being changed from touch-on state to touch-off state and an amount of a fourth touch movement immediately before the slide timing being over a non-zero fourth value.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the one or more computer processors are further configured to control the information processing apparatus to at least:

determine that the instructed input kind is a touch-off input and the instructed input timing of the touch-off input is a touch-off timing, conditioned on a touch state of the touch panel being changed from touch-on state to touch-off state and an amount of a fifth touch movement immediately before the touch-off timing being equal to or less than a certain value.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein:

the comparing includes detecting a degree of coincidence between the exemplar input kind and the exemplar input timing and the instructed input kind and the instructed input timing, and

the predetermined processing depends on the degree of coincidence.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the one or more computer processors are further configured to control the information processing apparatus to at least:

based on a comparison of the exemplar input kind and the exemplar input timing with the first rubbing input and the instructed input timing, determine that the deciding condition is no longer satisfied and/or determining that the instructed input kind is no longer the second rubbing input.

13. An information processing method for use with an information processing apparatus comprising one or more computer processors and a touch panel configured to receive input, the method comprising:

outputting music and/or an image set in advance indicating an exemplar input kind and an exemplar input timing of an input operation to be made by a user;

storing instructed coordinates received from the touch panel;

deriving an instructed input kind and an instructed input timing of the instructed input kind, based on history of the stored instructed coordinates;

comparing the exemplar input kind and the exemplar input timing with the derived instructed input kind and the instructed input timing;

determining that the derived instructed input kind is a first rubbing input and that the instructed input timing of the first rubbing input is a first timing, conditioned on an amount of a first touch movement at the first timing being equal to or more than a non-zero first value;

determining that a deciding condition is satisfied, in dependence on an amount of a second touch movement following the first touch movement being less than a second value;

determining that the derived instructed input kind is a second rubbing input and that the instructed input timing of the second rubbing input is a second timing, conditioned on the deciding condition being satisfied and an amount of a third touch movement following the second touch movement being equal to or more than a non-zero third value; and

executing predetermined processing according to the result of the comparing and the determinations concerning the first and second rubbing inputs;

wherein the first touch movement, the second touch movement, and the third touch movement are included in one continuous touch input without touch-off and form at least a part of the instructed coordinates.

14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising determining that the instructed input kind is a slide input and the instructed input timing of the slide input is a slide timing, conditioned on a touch state of the touch panel being changed from touch-on state to touch-off state and an amount of a fourth touch movement immediately before the slide timing being over a non-zero fourth value.

15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising determining that the instructed input kind is a touch-off input and the instructed input timing of the touch-off input is a touch-off timing, conditioned on a touch state of the touch panel being changed from touch-on state to touch-off state and an amount of a fifth touch movement immediately before the touch-off timing being equal to or less than a certain value.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein:

the comparing includes detecting a degree of coincidence between the exemplar input kind and the exemplar input timing and the instructed input kind and the instructed input timing, and

the predetermined processing depends on the degree of coincidence.

17. The method according to claim 13, further comprising based on a comparison of the exemplar input kind and the exemplar input timing with the first rubbing input and the instructed input timing, determining that the deciding condition is no longer satisfied and/or determining that the instructed input kind is no longer the second rubbing input.

18. An information processing system, comprising:

a touch panel configured to receive an input;

one or more computer processors configured to control the information processing system to at least;

output music and/or an image set in advance indicating an exemplar input kind and an exemplar input timing of an input operation to be made by a user;

cause storage of instructed coordinates received from the touch panel;

derive an instructed input kind and an instructed input timing of the instructed input kind, based on history of the stored instructed coordinates;

compare the exemplar input kind and the exemplar input timing with the derived instructed input kind and the instructed input timing;

determine that the derived instructed input kind is a first rubbing input and that the instructed input timing of the first rubbing input is a first timing, conditioned on an amount of a first touch movement at the first timing being equal to or more than a non-zero first value;

determine that a deciding condition is satisfied, in dependence on an amount of a second touch movement following the first touch movement being less than a second value;

determine that the derived instructed input kind is a second rubbing input and that the instructed input timing of the second rubbing input is a second timing, conditioned on the deciding condition being satisfied and an amount of a third touch movement following the second touch movement being equal to or more than a non-zero third value; and

execute predetermined processing according to the result of the comparing and the determinations concerning the first and second rubbing inputs;

wherein the first touch movement, the second touch movement, and the third touch movement are included in one continuous touch input without touch-off and form at least a part of the instructed coordinates.

19. The information processing system according to claim 18, wherein:

the comparing includes detecting a degree of coincidence between the exemplar input kind and the exemplar input timing and the instructed input kind and the instructed input timing, and

the predetermined processing depends on the degree of coincidence.

20. The information processing system according to claim 18, wherein the one or more computer processors are further configured to control the information processing system to at least:

based on a comparison of the exemplar input kind and the exemplar input timing with the first rubbing input and the instructed input timing, determine that the deciding condition is no longer satisfied and/or determining that the instructed input kind is no longer the second rubbing input.