Image Display Device, Image Display Method, and Program

• US 20080055490A1
• Filed: 11/17/2005
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kono, Takeshi, Yasuda, Akimitsu
• Granted Patent: US 8,023,044 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/739
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/308 Details of the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/636 involving process of starting or resuming a game
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/393 Arrangements for updating the contents of the bit-mapped memory

Abstract

When an information screen is displayed while an application such as a game or the like is run, operation relative to the application is continued under a certain condition. The information screen can be displayed while an application is being run, irrespective of an application program such as a game or the like. Furthermore, to preferably display as many images as possible while updating the display for a predetermined period of time, the element image already rendered in the image storage means is prevented from being re-rendered.

Claims

1. An image display device, comprising:

operation means having a plurality of operating members, for inputting operation data indicative of content of operation relative to each of said operating members;

operation data storage means for storing said operation data indicative of said content of operation relative to each of said operating members and input via said operation means;

application process execution means for executing a predetermined application process based on said operation data stored in said operation data storage means;

information screen display operation detection means for detecting a predetermined information screen display operation;

information screen display means for displaying an information screen in a display means when said information screen display operation detection means detects information screen display operation; and

operation invalidation flag storage means for monitoring, when the information screen is displayed in the display means, whether the operation data input via said operation means satisfies a predetermined condition, and for storing, when operation data satisfies the predetermined condition, an operation invalidation flag, in a manner in which it corresponds to a part or all of the operation data stored in said operation data storage means,

wherein

said application process execution means modifies, when the information screen is displayed in the display means, the operation data stored in said operation data storage means according to the operation invalidation flag stored in said operation invalidation flag storage means, and executes said predetermined application process according the operation data modified.

2. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein said information screen display means updates the information screen according to the operation data stored in said operation data storage means.

3. An image displaying method, comprising:

an operation data storage step of storing operation data input via an operation means having a plurality of operation members, for inputting operation data indicative of content of operation relative to each of said operation members, and indicative of content of operation relative to each of said operating members in an operation data buffer;

an application process execution step of executing a predetermined application process based on operation data stored in an operation data buffer;

an information screen display operation detection step of detecting a predetermined information screen display operation;

an information screen display step of displaying an information screen in display means when the information screen display operation is detected during the information screen display operation detection step; and

an operation invalidation flag storage step of monitoring, when the information screen is displayed in the display means, whether the operation data input via an operation means satisfies a predetermined condition, and of storing, when the operation data satisfies the predetermined condition, an operation invalidation flag so as to correspond to a part or all of the operation data stored in said operation data storage means,

wherein

during the application process execution step, when the information screen is displayed in the display means, the operation data stored in said operation data storage means is modified according to the operation invalidation flag stored in said operation invalidation flag storage means, and said predetermined application process is carried out according the operation data modified.

4. A computer readable information storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as

operation means having a plurality of operating members, for inputting operation data indicative of content of operation relative to each of the operating members;

operation data storage means for storing the operation data indicative of content of operation relative to each of the operating members and input via said operation means;

application process execution means for executing a predetermined application process based on operation data stored in said operation data storage means;

information screen display operation detection means for detecting a predetermined information screen display operation;

information screen display means for displaying an information screen in display means when said information screen display operation detection means detects information screen display operation; and

operation invalidation flag storage means for monitoring, when the information screen is displayed in the display means, whether the operation data input via said operation means satisfies a predetermined condition, and for storing, when operation data satisfies the predetermined condition, an operation invalidation flag, in a manner in which it corresponds to a part or all of the operation data stored in said operation data storage means,

wherein

said application process execution means modifies, when the information screen is displayed in the display means, the operation data stored in said operation data storage means according to the operation invalidation flag stored in said operation invalidation flag storage means, and executes said predetermined application process according the operation data modified.

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