Game apparatus and storage medium storing game program
First Claim
1. A game apparatus, comprising:
- a display portion for displaying at least one operating button;
a touch panel which is provided on said display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position;
operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry which sets, prior to a stating of a game, a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a player, and makes a storage store the display position;
operation effective area setting programmed logic circuitry which sets an area of said touch panel corresponding to the display position of said operating button set by said operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry as an operation effective area, and makes said storage store positional information of said operation effective area;
operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry which detects an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel;
position determining programmed logic circuitry which determines whether or not the operating coordinates position detected by said operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and
game processing programmed logic circuitry which executes a game process according to an operation of said operating button when it is determined by said position determining programmed logic circuitry that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, whereinsaid operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry sets a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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Abstract
A game apparatus includes two LCDs, a touch panel is provided in association with the one LCD. On the touch panel, an operation button corresponding to each player character is set. A setting of the operation button is changed according to an operation state (frequency of usage, operation coordinates position) by a player during playing the game. For example, a size of an operation effective area and a display position of the operation button are changed according to the frequency of usage. Furthermore, at least any one of the operation effective areas and the display position of the operation button is changed according to the operation coordinates position.
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Citations
18 Claims
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1. A game apparatus, comprising:
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a display portion for displaying at least one operating button; a touch panel which is provided on said display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position; operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry which sets, prior to a stating of a game, a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a player, and makes a storage store the display position; operation effective area setting programmed logic circuitry which sets an area of said touch panel corresponding to the display position of said operating button set by said operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry as an operation effective area, and makes said storage store positional information of said operation effective area; operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry which detects an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; position determining programmed logic circuitry which determines whether or not the operating coordinates position detected by said operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and game processing programmed logic circuitry which executes a game process according to an operation of said operating button when it is determined by said position determining programmed logic circuitry that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry sets a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A game apparatus, comprising:
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a first display portion for displaying a game image; a second display portion provided in the vicinity of said first display portion for displaying at least one operating button; a touch panel which is provided on said second display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position; operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry which sets, prior to a stating of a game, a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a player, and makes a storage store the display position; operation effective area setting programmed logic circuitry which sets an area of said touch panel corresponding to the display position of said operating button set by said operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry as an operation effective area, and makes said storage store positional information of said operation effective area; operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry which detects an operating coordinates position in said second display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; position determining programmed logic circuitry which determines whether or not the operating coordinates position detected by said operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and game processing programmed logic circuitry which executes a game process according to an operation of said operating button when it is determined by said position determining programmed logic circuitry that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry sets a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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11. A game apparatus, comprising:
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a display portion for displaying at least one operating button; a touch panel which is provided in connection to said display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position; operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry which sets a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a player, and makes a storage store the display position; operation effective area setting programmed logic circuitry which sets an area of said touch panel corresponding to the display position of said operating button set by said operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry as an operation effective area, and makes said storage store positional information of said operation effective area; operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry which detects an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; position determining programmed logic circuitry which determines whether or not the operating coordinates position detected by said operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and game processing programmed logic circuitry which executes a game process according to an operation of said operating button when it is determined by said position determining programmed logic circuitry that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry sets a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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12. A program product including a game program to be executed by a game apparatus provided with a display portion for displaying at least one operating button, and a touch panel which is provided on said display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position, said program making a game processor of said game apparatus execute steps of:
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an operating button position setting step of setting, prior to a stating of a game, a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a player, and making a storage store the display position; an operation effective area setting step of setting an area of said touch panel corresponding to the display position of said operating button set by said operating button position setting step as an operation effective area, and making said storage store positional information of said operation effective area; an operating coordinates position detecting step of detecting an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; a position determining step of determining whether or not the operating coordinates position detected by said operating coordinates position detecting step is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and a game processing step of executing a game process according to an operation of said operating step that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said operating button position setting step sets a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A program product including a game program to be executed by a game apparatus provided with a display portion for displaying at least one operating button, and a touch panel which is provided on said display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position, said program making a game processor of said game apparatus execute steps of:
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an operating button position setting step of setting a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a player, and making a storage store the display position; an operation effective area setting step of setting an area of said touch panel corresponding to the display position of said operating button set by said operating button position setting step as an operation effective area, and making said storage store positional information of said operation effective area; an operating coordinates position detecting step of detecting an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; a position determining step of determining whether or not the operating coordinates position detected by said operating coordinates position detecting step is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and a game processing step of executing a game process according to an operation of said operating button when it is determined by said position determining step that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said operating button position setting step sets a displaying region of a figure depicted on said displaying portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a display portion for displaying at least one operating button; a touch panel which is provided on said display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position; operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry which sets a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a player, and makes a storage store the display position; operation effective area setting programmed logic circuitry which sets an area of said touch panel corresponding to the display position of said operating button set by said operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry as an operation effective area, and makes said storage store positional information of said operation effective area; operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry which detects an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; position determining programmed logic circuitry which determines whether or not the operating coordinates position detected by said operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and processing programmed logic circuitry which executes a process according to an operation of said operating button when it is determined by said position determining programmed logic circuitry that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry sets a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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18. A program product including a program to be executed by an apparatus provided with a display portion for displaying at least one operating button, and a touch panel which is provided on said display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position, said program making a processor of said apparatus execute steps of:
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an operating button position setting step of setting a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a player, and making a storage store the display position; an operation effective area setting step of setting an area of said touch panel corresponding to the display position of said operating button set by said operating button position setting step as an operation effective area, and making said storage store positional information of said operation effective area; an operating coordinates position detecting step of detecting an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; a position determining step of determining whether or not the operating coordinates position detected by said operating coordinates position detecting step is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and a processing step of executing a process according to an operation of said operating button when it is determined by said position determining step that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said operating button position setting step sets a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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