Computer-readable storage medium having activation control program stored therein and activation control apparatus

• US 10,248,288 B2
• Filed: 01/26/2015
• Issued: 04/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Inventors: Matsushima, Yoshihiro, Onozawa, Yuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Leggett, Andrea C
• Application Number:
  US14/604,990
• Publication Number:
  US 20150141146A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,527 Days
• Field of Search: 715765, 715830, 715810
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/20 Input arrangements for video game devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/26 having at least one additional display device, e.g. on the game controller or outside a game booth
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/206 Game information storage, e.g. cartridges, CD ROM's, DVD's, smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A system is disclosed including a first display control section 218 for selectively displaying, in a first display area, a second predetermined number of first objects among first objects, corresponding to a first predetermined number of game programs, for which an order is set, a second display control section for displaying a position designation image at a position corresponding to a position, of subject software, in an order set for the first predetermined number of pieces of software; a display change section for designating a first object to be displayed in the first display area, based on an operation input received by using the position designation image; and an activation execution section for activating software corresponding to one first object which is selected from among the second predetermined number of first objects displayed in the first display area, based on the operation input.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a control program causing a computer to perform:

displaying, in a first display area, a partial subset of a plurality of display objects;

displaying, in a second display area that is different from the first display area, an indicator which is indicative of a position of the partial subset which is currently displayed in the first display area; and

changing the partial subset currently displayed in the first display area to a different partial subset in response to a user input at least on an area to the right of the second display area or on an area to the left of the second display area, wherein

the control program further causes the computer to perform displaying, in the second display area, plural elements positioned at intervals having equal lengths.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein

in response to a user input at the first display area, the computer performs changing of the partial subset currently displayed in the first display area to a different partial subset.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein

in response to a user input at the second display area, the computer performs changing of the partial subset currently displayed in the first display area to a different partial subset.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein

the computer further performs displaying, at least on an area to the right of the second display area and on an area to the left of the second display area, a scrolling element.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein

the plural elements displayed in the second display area, include a plurality of dot-shaped elements to represent the entirety of the plurality of display objects.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein

the indicator indicates the position of the partial subset currently displayed in the first display area among the plural elements positioned at intervals.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein

the indicator indicates the position of the partial subset currently displayed in the first display area by indicating the element which corresponds to the currently displayed partial subset.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein

the plural elements correspond to the plural display objects, respectively.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein

the indicator is displayed separately from the plural elements.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein

in the second display area, the plural elements are positioned in line.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein

the computer displays a background area of the first display area, not including the plurality of display objects, and a background area of the second display area, not including the plural elements, in an integrated manner.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein

the first display area and the second display area are components of a handheld device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein

a user input which is a touch input is entered on the first display area, on the second display area, and on an area to the right and to the left of the second display area.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein

the computer changes the partial subset currently displayed in the first display area to a different partial subset in response to a user slide touch input on the second display area.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein

the plural elements are laterally positioned in line.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein

the computer does not display any display objects between the first display area and the second display area.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein

the control program causes the computer to launch applications corresponding to respective display objects.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein

the computer further performs a wireless communication function and applications are downloaded via the wireless function.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein

the applications are game applications.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein

the computer further performs a wireless communication function and at least one application comprises a wireless communication function.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein

a display object is changed in appearance based on the wireless communication function of the application corresponding to the display object.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein

the applications are downloadable applications.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the control program further causes the computer to:

in response to receiving a user input on an element in the second display area, change the part currently displayed in the first display area to a different part so that at least a display object corresponding to the element is displayed in the first display area.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the plural elements displayed in the second display area represent the entirety of the plurality of display objects.

25. A control apparatus comprising:

a display; and

a computer configured to perform;

displaying, in a first display area of the display, a partial subset of a plurality of display objects;

displaying, in a second display area that is different from the first display area, an indicator which is indicative of a position of the partial subset which is currently displayed in the first display area; and

changing the partial subset currently displayed in the first display area to a different partial subset in response to a user input at least on an area to the right of the second display area or on an area to the left of the second display area, wherein

the computer is further configured to perform displaying, in the second display area, plural elements positioned at intervals having equal lengths.

26. The control apparatus of claim 25, wherein

in response to receiving a user input on an element in the second display area, the computer further performs changing the part currently displayed in the first display area to a different part so that at least a display object corresponding to the element is displayed in the first display area.

27. The control apparatus of claim 25, wherein the plural elements displayed in the second display area represent the entirety of the plurality of display objects.

28. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a control program causing a computer to perform:

displaying, in a first display area, a part of a display target;

displaying, in a second display area that is different from the first display area, an indicator which is indicative of a position of the part of the display target which is currently displayed in the first display area relative to the entirety of the display target; and

changing the part currently displayed in the first display area to a different part in response to a user input at least on an area to the right of the second display area or on an area to the left of the second display area, wherein

the control program further causes the computer to perform displaying, in the second display area, plural elements positioned at intervals having equal lengths.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein

in response to a user input at the first display area, the computer performs changing of the part currently displayed in the first display area to a different part.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein

in response to a user input at the second display area, the computer performs changing of the part currently displayed in the first display area to a different part.

31. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein

the computer further performs displaying, at least on an area to the right of the second display area and on an area to the left of the second display area, a scrolling element.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein

in the second display area, the plural elements are positioned in line.

33. (Previously Presented The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein

the indicator indicates the position of the part of the display target currently displayed in the first display area among the plural elements positioned at intervals.

34. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the control program further causes the computer to:

in response to receiving a user input on an element in the second display area, change the part currently displayed in the first display area to a different part so that at least a display object corresponding to the element is displayed in the first display area.

35. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the plural elements displayed in the second display area represent the entirety of the display target.

36. A control apparatus comprising:

a display; and

a computer configured to perform;

displaying, in a first display area of the display, a part of a display target;

displaying, in a second display area that is different from the first display area, an indicator which is indicative of a position of the part of the display target which is currently displayed in the first display area relative to the entirety of the display target; and

changing the part currently displayed in the first display area to a different part in response to a user input at least on an area to the right of the second display area or on an area to the left of the second display area, wherein

the computer is further configured to perform displaying, in the second display area, plural elements positioned at intervals having equal lengths.

37. The control apparatus of claim 36, wherein

in response to receiving a user input on an element in the second display area, the computer further performs changing the part currently displayed in the first display area to a different part so that at least a display object corresponding to the element is displayed in the first display area.

38. The control apparatus of claim 36, wherein the plural elements displayed in the second display area represent the entirety of the display target.