Computer Device, Control Method, and Storage Medium

• US 20140006987A1
• Filed: 03/14/2012
• Published: 01/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Capcom Company Limited (Capcom Entertainment Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Capcom Company Limited (Capcom Entertainment Incorporated)
• Inventors: Tezuka, Takeshi
• Application Number:
  US14/005,181
• Publication Number:
  US 20140006987A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/765
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/44 involving timing of operations, e.g. performing an action within a time slot
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/533 for prompting the player, e.g. by displaying a game menu
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/61 using advertising information
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/67 adaptively or by learning from player actions, e.g. skill level adjustment or by storing successful combat sequences for re-use
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/88 Mini-games executed independently while main games are being loaded
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5506 using advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/636 involving process of starting or resuming a game

Abstract

Provided are a computer device, a control method, and a storage medium which can suitably change a display method of a sub-content at a next and subsequent times, in response to a content of a user'"'"'s manipulation during display of the sub-content. A game program causes a game device to function as a manipulation accepting section for accepting an input of the user'"'"'s manipulation; a main content display section for displaying a main content; a sub-content display section for displaying a sub-content different from the main content at a specified timing; and a display method deciding section for deciding a display method of the sub-content at the next and subsequent times, in response to a content of the user'"'"'s manipulation with respect to the sub-content being displayed; wherein the sub-content display section displays the sub-content based on the display method decided by the display method deciding section.

Claims

1. A computer device comprising:

a manipulation accepting module for accepting an input of a user'"'"'s manipulation;

a main content display module for displaying a main content in a display section;

a sub-content display module for displaying at least one sub-content different from the main content at a specified timing, until a timing which is at least one of a timing when the manipulation accepting module accepts an input of a user'"'"'s specified manipulation and a timing when a specified display period ends; and

a display method deciding module for deciding a display method of the sub-content at a next and subsequent times, in response to a content of the user'"'"'s manipulation with respect to the sub-content being displayed;

wherein the sub-content display module displays the sub-content based on the display method decided by the display method deciding module.

2. The computer device according to claim 1,

wherein the display method of the sub-content at the next and subsequent times includes at least the specified timing when the sub-content is displayed;

and

wherein the display method deciding module retards the specified timing when the sub-content is displayed at the next and subsequent times.

3. The computer device according to claim 1,

wherein the sub-content display module displays the sub-content when a state in which the manipulation accepting module does not accept the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation during display of the main content continues for a specified time.

4. The computer device according to claim 1,

wherein the display method of the sub-content at the next and subsequent times includes at least the specified display period associated with the sub-content;

and

wherein the display method deciding module decreases or increases the specified display period of the sub-content at the next and subsequent times.

5. The computer device according to claim 1,

wherein the display method deciding module decides the display method of the sub-content at the next and subsequent times based on at least one of:

a case where the manipulation accepting module accepts the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation indicating that the user utilizes the sub-content being displayed;

a case where the manipulation accepting module accepts the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation indicating that the user does not utilize the sub-content being displayed; and

a case where the manipulation accepting module does not accept the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation.

6. The computer device according to claim 1,

wherein the display method deciding module resets the display method of the sub-content at the next and subsequent times to an initial state when a preset predetermined reset condition is satisfied.

7. (canceled)

8. A method of controlling a computer device comprising the steps of:

accepting an input of a user'"'"'s manipulation;

displaying a main content in a display section;

displaying at least one sub-content different from the main content at a specified timing, until a timing which is at least one of a timing when an input of a user'"'"'s specified manipulation is accepted in the step of accepting the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation and a timing when a specified display period ends; and

deciding a display method of the sub-content at the next and subsequent times, in response to a content of the user'"'"'s manipulation with respect to the sub-content being displayed;

wherein in the step of displaying at least one sub-content, the sub-content is displayed based on the display method decided in the step of deciding the display method.

9. The method of controlling the computer device according to claim 8,

wherein the display method of the sub-content at the next and subsequent times includes at least the specified timing when the sub-content is displayed;

and

wherein in the step of deciding the display method, the specified timing when the sub-content is displayed at the next and subsequent times is retarded.

10. The method of controlling the computer device according to claim 8,

wherein in the step of displaying at least one sub-content, the sub-content is displayed when a state in which the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation is not accepted during display of the main content continues for a specified time, in the step of accepting the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation.

11. The method of controlling the computer device according to claim 8,

wherein the display method of the sub-content at the next and subsequent times includes at least the specified display period associated with the sub-content;

and

wherein in the step of deciding the display method, the specified display period of the sub-content at the next and subsequent times is decreased or increased.

12. The method of controlling the computer device according to claim 8,

wherein in the step of deciding the display method, the display method of the sub-content at the next and subsequent times is decided based on at least one of:

a case where during display of the sub-content, the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation indicating that the user utilizes the sub-content being displayed, is accepted in the step of accepting the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation;

a case where during display of the sub-content, the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation indicating that the user does not utilize the sub-content being displayed, is accepted in the step of accepting the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation; and

a case where during display of the sub-content, the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation is not accepted in the step of accepting the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation.

13. The method of controlling the computer device according to claim 8,

wherein in the step of deciding the display method,

the display method of the sub-content at the next and subsequent times is reset to an initial state when a preset predetermined reset condition is satisfied.

14. The method of controlling the computer device according to claim 8,

wherein in the step of displaying the sub-content,

one sub-content, or plural sub-contents together, from among plural sub-contents, can be displayed;

and

wherein in the step of deciding the display method,

the display method of the sub-content is decided in response to the content of the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation with respect to the sub-content being displayed.

15. A storage medium which is computer-device-readable, and contains commands executed by a control section in the computer device, the commands causing the computer device to execute the steps of:

accepting an input of a user'"'"'s manipulation;

displaying a main content in a display section;

displaying at least one sub-content different from the main content at a specified timing, until a timing which is at least one of a timing when an input of a user'"'"'s specified manipulation is accepted in the step of accepting the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation and a timing when a specified display period ends; and

deciding a display method of the sub-content at a next and subsequent times, in response to a content of the user'"'"'s manipulation with respect to the sub-content being displayed;

wherein in the step of displaying at least one sub-content, the sub-content is displayed based on the display method decided in the step of deciding the display method.

16. The storage device which contains the commands according to claim 15,

wherein the display method of the sub-content at the next and subsequent times includes at least the specified timing when the sub-content is displayed;

and

wherein in the step of deciding the display method, the specified timing when the sub-content is displayed at the next and subsequent times is retarded.

17. The storage device which contains the commands according to claim 15,

wherein in the step of displaying at least one sub-content,

the sub-content is displayed when a state in which the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation is not accepted during display of the main content continues for a specified time, in the step of accepting the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation.

18. The storage device which contains the commands according to claim 15,

wherein the display method of the sub-content at the next and subsequent times includes at least the specified display period associated with the sub-content;

and

wherein in the step of deciding the display method, the specified display period of the sub-content at the next and subsequent times is decreased or increased.

19. The storage device which contains the commands according to claim 15,

wherein in the step of deciding the display method, the display method of the sub-content at the next and subsequent times is decided based on at least one of:

a case where during display of the sub-content, the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation indicating that the user utilizes the sub-content being displayed, is accepted in the step of accepting the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation;

a case where during display of the sub-content, the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation indicating that the user does not utilize the sub-content being displayed, is accepted in the step of accepting the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation; and

a case where during display of the sub-content, the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation is not accepted in the step of accepting the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation.

20. The storage device which contains the commands according to claim 15,

wherein in the step of deciding the display method,

the display method of the sub-content at the next and subsequent times is reset to an initial state when a preset predetermined reset condition is satisfied.

21. The storage device which contains the commands according to claim 15,

wherein in the step of displaying the sub-content,

one sub-content, or plural sub-contents together, from among plural sub-contents, can be displayed;

and

wherein in the step of deciding the display method,

the display method of the sub-content is decided in response to the content of the input of the user'"'"'s manipulation with respect to the sub-content being displayed.