PORTABLE TERMINAL APPARATUS, A GAME EXECUTION SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING EXECUTION OF A GAME, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMS HAVING RECORDED THEREON PROCESSING PROGRAMS FOR ACTIVATING THE PORTABLE TERMINAL APPARATUS AND GAME EXECUTION SUPPORT APPARATUS

• US 6,852,034 B2
• Filed: 10/08/2003
• Issued: 02/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Company Limited (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Konami Corporation
• Inventors: Fukutake, Shigeru, Nagata, Akihiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Thai, Xuan M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHERUBIN, YVESTE GILBERTE
• Application Number:
  US10/680,141
• Publication Number:
  US 20040072620A1
• Time in Patent Office: 489 Days
• Field of Search: 463/30, 463/35, 463/39, 463/42, 463/43, 463/1, 463/31, 463/34, 463/41, 463/49, 463/44, 846/00, 846/09, 846/10, 846/22
• US Class Current: 463/30
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/332 using wireless networks, e.g. cellular phone networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/54 involving acoustic signals, e.g. for simulating revolutions per minute [RPM] dependent engine sounds in a driving game or reverberation against a virtual wall
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/69 by enabling or updating specific game elements, e.g. unlocking hidden features, items, levels or versions
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/406 Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6063 for sound processing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/69 Involving elements of the real world in the game world, e.g. measurement in live races, real video
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8058 Virtual breeding, e.g. tamagotchi

Abstract

A game production is effected by utilization of a ringing melody registered in a portable terminal apparatus. With reference to a fruit image table (152), a processing section (110) fetches a fruit image corresponding to a ringing melody number assigned to a ringing melody which has been selected previously in accordance with an instruction. The thus-fetched fruit image is provided within a background image (1200) in a step (S1406). Accordingly, the processing section (110) displays the fruit corresponding to the selected ringing melody within a game screen. A production of an image can be controlled in accordance with the selected ringing melody.

Claims

1. A game execution support apparatus, comprising:

a distributor which distributes, in accordance with a distribution request output from a portable terminal apparatus, game information including a game operation program required for enabling execution of a game; and

a receiver which receives a control signal that is transmitted from the portable terminal apparatus and enables acquisition of game information used for a game, said game information corresponding to music data which has been selected in accordance with an instruction,

wherein the distributor distributes the game information to the portable terminal apparatus in response to receipt of the control signal.

2. The game execution support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the music data is data on at least one ringing melody.

3. The game execution support apparatus of claim 1, further including a storage for a plurality of ringing melodies, and a means for transmitting said melodies to said portable terminal apparatus.

4. The game execution support apparatus of claim 3 wherein said storage store said ringing melodies, in coordination with at least one of titles and ringing melody IDs.

5. The game execution support apparatus of claim 4 wherein said distributor comprises a ringing melody distribution apparatus for distributing said ringing melodies in combination with at least one of said titles and ringing melody IDs.