GAME APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A game apparatus comprising:
- a program storage that stores a game program and another application program different from the game program;
a program launcher that launches the application program stored by the program storage while the game program is being executed;
a program executer that executes the application program launched by the program launcher;
a data converter that converts data, which is obtained by executing the application program by the program executer, according to a predetermined condition; and
a first displayer that displays an image corresponding to the data converted by the data converter on a display screen.
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Abstract
A game apparatus is provided which has a convenience where another function such as photo taking by a camera can be used while playing a game by causing a game program and another application program to work together and which increases interest of the game by relating a result of execution of the application program to the contents of the game. When a camera icon displayed on a display section is selected by an operation of a touch panel, an application for controlling a camera function launches, and an image can be captured at an arbitrary timing. The captured image is converted according to a predetermined condition. The converted image is displayed on a display screen and image data is stored in a flash memory.
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7 Claims
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1. A game apparatus comprising:
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a program storage that stores a game program and another application program different from the game program; a program launcher that launches the application program stored by the program storage while the game program is being executed; a program executer that executes the application program launched by the program launcher; a data converter that converts data, which is obtained by executing the application program by the program executer, according to a predetermined condition; and a first displayer that displays an image corresponding to the data converted by the data converter on a display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A game apparatus including a camera function, the game apparatus comprising:
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a program storage that stores a game program and a camera program for controlling photographing using the camera function; a camera program launcher that launches the camera program stored by the program storage while the game program is being executed; a photographing executer that executes photographing by the camera program launched by the camera program launcher; an image data converter that converts image data, which is obtained by the photographing executer, according to a predetermined condition; and a displayer that displays an image corresponding to the image data converted by the image data converter on a display screen.
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4. A game apparatus which can connect and communicate with a communication network, the game apparatus comprising:
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a program storage that stores a game program and a web browser; a web browser launcher that launches the web browser while the game program is being executed; a data transmit-receiver that executes the web browser launched by the web browser launcher and transmits and receives text data to and from a predetermined server connected and communicated with a computer apparatus; a text data converter that converts text data, which is obtained by the transmit-receiver, according to a predetermined condition; and a displayer that displays an image corresponding to the text data converted by the text data converter on a display screen.
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5. A game program executed by a computer apparatus in which another application program different from the game program is stored, the game program causing the computer apparatus to function as:
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a program launcher that launches the application program while the game program is being executed; a program executer that executes the application program launched by the program launcher; a data converter that converts data, which is obtained by executing the application program by the program executer, according to a predetermined condition; and a displayer that displays an image corresponding to the data converted by the data converter on a display screen.
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6. A game program which is executed by a computer apparatus which includes a camera function and which stores a camera program for controlling photographing using the camera function, the game program causing the computer apparatus to function as:
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a camera program launcher that launches the camera program while the game program is being executed; a photographing executer that executes photographing by the camera program launched by the camera program launcher; an image data converter that converts image data, which is obtained by the photographing executer, according to a predetermined condition; and a displayer that displays an image corresponding to the image data converted by the image data converter on a display screen.
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7. A game program executed by a computer apparatus which can be connected and communicated with a communication network and which includes a web browser, the game program causing the computer apparatus to function as:
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a web browser launcher that launches the web browser while the game program is being executed; a data transmit-receiver that executes the web browser launched by the web browser launcher and transmits and receives text data to and from a predetermined server connected and communicated with the computer apparatus; a text data converter that converts text data, which is obtained by the transmit-receiver, according to a predetermined condition; and a displayer that displays an image corresponding to the text data converted by the text data converter on a display screen.
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