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Game apparatus, storage medium storing game program and game controlling method for touch input monitoring

  • US 8,113,954 B2
  • Filed: 10/03/2005
  • Issued: 02/14/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A game apparatus having a display portion for displaying a game image including at least a first key and a second key and a touch panel provided in association with said display portion, comprising:

  • operation state detecting programmed logic circuitry for detecting presence or absence of an operation input to said touch panel every predetermined time;

    coordinate position detecting programmed logic circuitry for detecting a coordinate position when a presence of the operation input to said touch panel is detected by said operation state detecting programmed logic circuitry;

    first pointing state determining programmed logic circuitry for determining whether the coordinate position detected by said coordinate position detecting programmed logic circuitry is included in a first operation effective area of said first key or a second operation effective area of said second key when it is detected that the operation input to the touch panel is shifted from an operation-absent state to an operation-present state by said operation state detecting programmed logic circuitry;

    game processing programmed logic circuitry for changing said game image on the basis of said first key when it is determined that said coordinate position is included in said first operation effective area by said first pointing state determining programmed logic circuitry, and changing said game image on the basis of said second key when it is determined that said coordinate position is included in said second operation effective area; and

    second pointing state determining programmed logic circuitry for determining whether or not the coordinate position detected by said coordinate position detecting programmed logic circuitry is moved to a middle area between said first operation effective area and said second operation effective area after it is determined that said coordinate position is included in any one of said first operation effective area and said second operation effective area by said first pointing state determining programmed logic circuitry, and while the operation-present state to the touch panel is continuously detected by said operation state detecting programmed logic circuitry;

    whereinsaid game processing programmed logic circuitry changes said game image on the basis of a determination result of said first pointing state determining programmed logic circuitry when it is determined that the coordinate position is moved to said middle area by said second pointing state determining programmed logic circuitry.

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