COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING ACTIVATION CONTROL PROGRAM STORED THEREIN AND ACTIVATION CONTROL APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein an activation control program executed by a predetermined information processing apparatus which selects and activates one of a first predetermined number of pieces of software for which an order is set, and the first predetermined number of pieces of software is greater than or equal to two, the activation control program causing a computer of the predetermined information processing apparatus to function as:
- first display control means for selectively displaying, in a first display area on a monitor, a second predetermined number of first objects among first objects corresponding to the first predetermined number of pieces of software, respectively, wherein the second predetermined number is smaller than the first predetermined number;
second display control means for displaying, in a second display area different from the first display area on the monitor, a position designation image representing subject software among the first predetermined number of pieces of software, at a position corresponding to a position of the subject software in the order set for the first predetermined number of pieces of software;
display change means for receiving an operation input from outside, and changing, based on the operation input having been received, at least one of the second predetermined number of first objects to be displayed in the first display area; and
activation execution means for receiving an operation input from outside, and selecting, based on the operation input having been received, one of the second predetermined number of first objects displayed in the first display area, and activating software corresponding to the selected one of the second predetermined number of first objects.
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Abstract
Desired software is easily selected and activated. The CPU core 21 is caused to function as: 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, the second predetermined number being smaller than the first predetermined; a second display control section 219 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 217 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 220 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.
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30 Claims
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1. A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein an activation control program executed by a predetermined information processing apparatus which selects and activates one of a first predetermined number of pieces of software for which an order is set, and the first predetermined number of pieces of software is greater than or equal to two, the activation control program causing a computer of the predetermined information processing apparatus to function as:
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first display control means for selectively displaying, in a first display area on a monitor, a second predetermined number of first objects among first objects corresponding to the first predetermined number of pieces of software, respectively, wherein the second predetermined number is smaller than the first predetermined number; second display control means for displaying, in a second display area different from the first display area on the monitor, a position designation image representing subject software among the first predetermined number of pieces of software, at a position corresponding to a position of the subject software in the order set for the first predetermined number of pieces of software; display change means for receiving an operation input from outside, and changing, based on the operation input having been received, at least one of the second predetermined number of first objects to be displayed in the first display area; and activation execution means for receiving an operation input from outside, and selecting, based on the operation input having been received, one of the second predetermined number of first objects displayed in the first display area, and activating software corresponding to the selected one of the second predetermined number of first objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An activation control apparatus for selecting and activating one of a first predetermined number of pieces of software for which an order is set, and the first predetermined number of pieces of software is greater than or equal to two, the activation control apparatus comprising:
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first display control means for selectively displaying, in a first display area on a monitor, a second predetermined number of first objects among first objects corresponding to the first predetermined number of pieces of software, respectively, wherein the second predetermined number is smaller than the first predetermined number; second display control means for displaying, in a second display area different from the first display area on the monitor, a position designation image representing subject software among the first predetermined number of pieces of software, at a position corresponding to a position of the subject software in the order set for the first predetermined number of pieces of software; display change means for receiving an operation input from outside, and changing, based on the operation input having been received, at least one of the second predetermined number of first objects to be displayed in the first display area; and activation execution means for receiving an operation input from outside, and selecting, based on the operation input having been received, one of the second predetermined number of first objects displayed in the first display area, and activating software corresponding to the selected one of the second predetermined number of first objects.
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