Information processing apparatus, information storing medium and program thereof, and operating device for game machine
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1. An operating device for game machine for instructing an action of a character appearing in a game, comprising:
- a housing;
a main switch arranged in a vicinity of one side surface on one main surface of said housing and in a vicinity of a thumb finger of one hand holding the housing; and
a plurality of sub-switches arranged to be circumferentially distributed around the main switch in an area excluding a lower area of said main switch and within an area that the thumb finger is movable, whereinsaid plurality of sub-switches are constituted to include a first sub-switch arranged at an upper area of said main switch, a second sub-switch arranged at a left area of the main switch, and a third sub-switch arranged at a right area of the main switch, and each of which has a shape smaller than a shape of the main switch.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a controller (1), and a game machine (2) to which the controller (1) is connected, and from at least one of a plurality of switches provided on the controller (1), a digital output or an analog output is obtained in accordance with an operating state of the switches thereof. A CPU of the game machine (2) carries out a first processing operation of game information in response to the analog output, and also carries out a second processing operation associated with the first processing operation in response to the digital output.
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1. An operating device for game machine for instructing an action of a character appearing in a game, comprising:
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a housing; a main switch arranged in a vicinity of one side surface on one main surface of said housing and in a vicinity of a thumb finger of one hand holding the housing; and a plurality of sub-switches arranged to be circumferentially distributed around the main switch in an area excluding a lower area of said main switch and within an area that the thumb finger is movable, wherein said plurality of sub-switches are constituted to include a first sub-switch arranged at an upper area of said main switch, a second sub-switch arranged at a left area of the main switch, and a third sub-switch arranged at a right area of the main switch, and each of which has a shape smaller than a shape of the main switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15)
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10. An image controller configured to control imagery displayed on a television, comprising:
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a first member rotatable on two mutually perpendicular axes, the rotation being translatable into signals for controlling the imagery displayed on the television; a finger depressible first button configured to output varying signals dependent upon varying actuation of the first button controlling the imagery displayed on the television; a motor configured to provide vibration detectable by a human user holding the controller; an emitter mounted to the controller configured to provide wireless communication controlling the imagery displayed on the television. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A graphics controller configured to control imagery, comprising:
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a first button positioned on the graphics controller such that the first button is activatable by a single human finger, the first button being connected to a first proportional sensor, the first proportional sensor being configured to create a signal usable to control the imagery; a second button positioned on the graphics controller such that the second button is activatable by a single human finger, the second button being connected to a second proportional sensor, the second proportional sensor being configured to create a signal usable to control the imagery; an input element movable on more than two axes, wherein movement of the input element is configured to control more than two axes of the imagery. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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