Game apparatus and storage medium storing game program
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1. A game apparatus, comprising:
- a display portion for displaying at least one operating button;
a touch panel which is provided on said display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position;
operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry which sets, prior to a starting of a game, a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a player, and makes a storage store the display position;
operation effective area setting programmed logic circuitry which sets an area of said touch panel corresponding to the display position of said operating button set by said operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry as an operation effective area, and makes said storage store positional information of said operation effective area;
operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry which detects an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel;
position determining programmed logic circuitry which determines whether or not the operating coordinates position detected by said operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and
game processing programmed logic circuitry which executes a game process according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made by said position determining programmed logic circuitry that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, whereinsaid operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry sets a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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A game apparatus includes two LCDs, a touch panel is provided in association with the one LCD. On the touch panel, an operation button corresponding to each player character is set. A setting of the operation button is changed according to an operation state (frequency of usage, operation coordinates position) by a player during playing the game. For example, a size of an operation effective area and a display position of the operation button are changed according to the frequency of usage. Furthermore, at least any one of the operation effective areas and the display position of the operation button is changed according to the operation coordinates position.
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1. A game apparatus, comprising:
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a display portion for displaying at least one operating button; a touch panel which is provided on said display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position; operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry which sets, prior to a starting of a game, a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a player, and makes a storage store the display position; operation effective area setting programmed logic circuitry which sets an area of said touch panel corresponding to the display position of said operating button set by said operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry as an operation effective area, and makes said storage store positional information of said operation effective area; operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry which detects an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; position determining programmed logic circuitry which determines whether or not the operating coordinates position detected by said operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and game processing programmed logic circuitry which executes a game process according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made by said position determining programmed logic circuitry that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry sets a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A game apparatus, comprising:
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a first display portion for displaying a game image; a second display portion provided in the vicinity of said first display portion for displaying at least one operating button; a touch panel which is provided on said second display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position; operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry which sets, prior to a starting of a game, a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said second display portion on the basis of an instruction by a player, and makes a storage store the display position; operation effective area setting programmed logic circuitry which sets an area of said touch panel corresponding to the display position of said operating button set by said operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry as an operation effective area, and makes said storage store positional information of said operation effective area; operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry which detects an operating coordinates position in said second display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; position determining programmed logic circuitry which determines whether or not the operating coordinates position detected by said operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and game processing programmed logic circuitry which executes a game process according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made by said position determining programmed logic circuitry that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry sets a displaying region of a figure depicted on said second display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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11. A game apparatus, comprising:
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a display portion for displaying at least one operating button; a touch panel which is provided in connection to said display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position; operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry which sets a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a player, and makes a storage store the display position; operation effective area setting programmed logic circuitry which sets an area of said touch panel corresponding to the display position of said operating button set by said operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry as an operation effective area, and makes said storage store positional information of said operation effective area; operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry which detects an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; position determining programmed logic circuitry which determines whether or not the operating coordinates position detected by said operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and game processing programmed logic circuitry which executes a game process according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made by said position determining programmed logic circuitry that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry sets a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a game program to be executed by a game apparatus provided with a display portion for displaying at least one operating button, and a touch panel which is provided on said display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position, said program making a game processing system having one or more game processors of said game apparatus execute:
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setting, prior to a starting of a game, a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a player, and making a storage store the display position; setting an area of said touch panel corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and making said storage store positional information of said operation effective area; detecting an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; determining whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and executing a game process according to an operation that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said setting the display position of said operating button includes setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a game program to be executed by a game apparatus provided with a display portion for displaying at least one operating button, and a touch panel which is provided on said display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position, said program making a game processing system including one or more processors of said game apparatus execute:
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setting a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a player, and making a storage store the display position; setting an area of said touch panel corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and making said storage store positional information of said operation effective area; detecting an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; determining whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and executing a game process according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said setting the display position of said operating button includes setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said displaying portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a display portion for displaying at least one operating button; a touch panel which is provided on said display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position; operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry which sets a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and makes a storage store the display position; operation effective area setting programmed logic circuitry which sets an area of said touch panel corresponding to the display position of said operating button set by said operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry as an operation effective area, and makes said storage store positional information of said operation effective area; operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry which detects an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; position determining programmed logic circuitry which determines whether or not the operating coordinates position detected by said operating coordinates position detecting programmed logic circuitry is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and processing programmed logic circuitry which executes a process according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made by said position determining programmed logic circuitry that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said operating button position setting programmed logic circuitry sets a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by an apparatus provided with a display portion for displaying at least one operating button, and a touch panel which is provided on said display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position, said program making a processing system including one or more processors of said apparatus execute:
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setting a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and making a storage store the display position; setting an area of said touch panel corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and making said storage store positional information of said operation effective area; detecting an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; determining whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and executing a process according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said setting the display position of said operating button includes setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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19. A method executed by an apparatus provided with a display portion for displaying at least one operating button, and a touch panel which is provided on said display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position, said method comprising:
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setting a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and storing the display position; setting an area of said touch panel corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and storing positional information of said operation effective area; detecting an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; determining whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the stored positional information; and executing a process, using a processing system having one or more processors, according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made by said determining that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said setting a display position of said operating button includes setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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20. A method executed by a game apparatus provided with a display portion for displaying at least one operating button, and a touch panel which is provided on said display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position, said method comprising:
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setting, prior to a starting of a game, a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a player, and making a storage store the display position; setting an area of said touch panel corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and storing positional information of said operation effective area; detecting an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; determining whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the stored positional information; and executing a game process, using a processing system having one or more processors, according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made by said determining that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said setting a display position of said operating button includes setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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21. A method executed by a game apparatus provided with a display portion for displaying at least one operating button, and a touch panel which is provided on said display portion and detects operation information including at least an operated position, said method comprising:
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setting a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a player, and making a storage store the display position; setting an area of said touch panel corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and storing positional information of said operation effective area; detecting an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; determining whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the stored positional information; and executing a game process, using a processing system having one or more processors, according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made by said determining that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said setting a display position of said operating button includes setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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22. A system comprising:
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a display portion configured to display at least one operating button; a touch panel which is provided on said display portion and configured to detect operation information including at least an operated position; a processing system, including one or more processors, the processing system configured to; set a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and to store the display position; set an area of said touch panel corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and to store positional information of said operation effective area; detect an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; determine whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the stored positional information; and execute a process according to an operation of said operating button based upon a determination that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein the display position of said operating button is set by setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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23. A game system comprising:
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a display portion configured to display at least one operating button; a touch panel which is provided on said display portion and configured to detect operation information including at least an operated position; a processing system, including one or more processors, the processing system configured to; set, prior to a starting of a game, a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and to store the display position; set an area of said touch panel corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and to store positional information of said operation effective area; detect an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; determine whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the stored positional information; and execute a game process according to an operation of said operating button based upon a determination that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein the display position of said operating button is set by setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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24. A game system comprising:
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a first display portion for displaying a game image; a second display portion provided in the vicinity of said first display portion for displaying at least one operating button; a touch panel which is provided on said second display portion and configured to detect operation information including at least an operated position; a processing system, including one or more processors, the processing system configured to; set, prior to a starting of a game, a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said second display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and to store the display position; set an area of said touch panel corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and to store positional information of said operation effective area; detect an operating coordinates position in said second display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; determine whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the stored positional information; and execute a game process according to an operation of said operating button based upon a determination that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein the display position of said operating button is set by setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said second display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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25. A game system comprising:
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a display portion configured to display at least one operating button; a touch panel which is provided on said display portion and configured to detect operation information including at least an operated position; a processing system, including one or more processors, the processing system configured to; set a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and to store the display position; set an area of said touch panel corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and to store positional information of said operation effective area; detect an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said touch panel; determine whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the stored positional information; and execute a game process according to an operation of said operating button based upon a determination that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein the display position of said operating button is set by setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said touch panel as said display position of said operating button.
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26. A method executed by an apparatus provided with a display portion for displaying at least one operating button, and a pointing device which detects operation information including at least an operated position, said method comprising:
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setting a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and storing the display position; setting an area of said pointing device corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and storing positional information of said operation effective area; detecting an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said pointing device; determining whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the stored positional information; and executing a process, using a processing system having one or more processors, according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made by said determining that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said setting a display position of said operating button includes setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said pointing device as said display position of said operating button.
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27. A method executed by an apparatus provided with a display portion for displaying at least one operating button, and a pointing device which detects operation information including at least an operated position, said method comprising:
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setting, prior to a starting of a process, a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and making a storage store the display position; setting an area of said pointing device corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and storing positional information of said operation effective area; detecting an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said pointing device; determining whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the stored positional information; and executing the process, using a processing system having one or more processors, according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made by said determining that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said setting a display position of said operating button includes setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said pointing device as said display position of said operating button.
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28. A method executed by an apparatus provided with a display portion for displaying at least one operating button, and a pointing device which detects operation information including at least an operated position, said method comprising:
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setting a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and making a storage store the display position; setting an area of said pointing device corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and storing positional information of said operation effective area; detecting an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said pointing device; determining whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the stored positional information; and executing a process, using a processing system having one or more processors, according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made by said determining that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said setting a display position of said operating button includes setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said pointing device as said display position of said operating button.
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29. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by an apparatus provided with a display portion for displaying at least one operating button, and a pointing device which detects operation information including at least an operated position, said program making a processing system including one or more processors of said apparatus execute:
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setting a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and storing the display position; setting an area of said pointing device corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and storing positional information of said operation effective area; detecting an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said pointing device; determining whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the stored positional information; and executing a process according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made by said determining that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said setting a display position of said operating button includes setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said pointing device as said display position of said operating button.
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30. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by an apparatus provided with a display portion for displaying at least one operating button, and a pointing device which detects operation information including at least an operated position, said program making a processing system including one or more processors of said apparatus execute:
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setting, prior to a starting of a process, a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and making a storage store the display position; setting an area of said pointing device corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and storing positional information of said operation effective area; detecting an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said pointing device; determining whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the stored positional information; and executing the process according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made by said determining that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said setting a display position of said operating button includes setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said pointing device as said display position of said operating button.
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31. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by an apparatus provided with a display portion for displaying at least one operating button, and a pointing device which detects operation information including at least an operated position, said program making a processing system including one or more processors of said apparatus execute:
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setting a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and making a storage store the display position; setting an area of said pointing device corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and storing positional information of said operation effective area; detecting an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said pointing device; determining whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the stored positional information; and executing a process according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made by said determining that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said setting a display position of said operating button includes setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said pointing device as said display position of said operating button.
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32. An apparatus comprising:
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a display portion for displaying at least one operating button; a pointing device which detects operation information including at least an operated position; operating button position setting unit which sets, prior to a starting of a process, a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and makes a storage store the display position; operation effective area setting unit which sets an area of said pointing device corresponding to the display position of said operating button set by said operating button position setting unit as an operation effective area, and makes said storage store positional information of said operation effective area; operating coordinates position detecting unit which detects an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said pointing device; position determining unit which determines whether or not the operating coordinates position detected by said operating coordinates position detecting unit is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and a processing unit which executes a process according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made it by said position determining unit that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said operating button position setting unit sets a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said pointing device as said display position of said operating button.
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33. An apparatus comprising:
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a first display portion for displaying an image; a second display portion provided in the vicinity of said first display portion for displaying at least one operating button; a pointing device which detects operation information including at least an operated position; operating button position setting unit which sets, prior to a starting of a process, a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said second display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and makes a storage store the display position; operation effective area setting unit which sets an area of said pointing device corresponding to the display position of said operating button set by said operating button position setting unit as an operation effective area, and makes said storage store positional information of said operation effective area; operating coordinates position detecting unit which detects an operating coordinates position in said second display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said pointing device; position determining unit which determines whether or not the operating coordinates position detected by said operating coordinates position detecting unit is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and a processing unit which executes the process according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made by said position determining unit that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said operating button position setting unit sets a displaying region of a figure depicted on said second display portion by operating said pointing device as said display position of said operating button.
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34. An apparatus comprising:
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a display portion for displaying at least one operating button; a pointing device which detects operation information including at least an operated position; operating button position setting unit which sets a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and makes a storage store the display position; operation effective area setting unit which sets an area of said pointing device corresponding to the display position of said operating button set by said operating button position setting unit as an operation effective area, and makes said storage store positional information of said operation effective area; operating coordinates position detecting unit which detects an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said pointing device; position determining unit which determines whether or not the operating coordinates position detected by said operating coordinates position detecting unit is within said operation effective area indicated by the positional information stored in said storage; and a processing unit which executes a process according to an operation of said operating button when a determination is made by said position determining unit that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein said operating button position setting unit sets a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said pointing device as said display position of said operating button.
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35. A system comprising:
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a display portion configured to display at least one operating button; a pointing device which is provided on said display portion and configured to detect operation information including at least an operated position; a processing system, including one or more processors, the processing system configured to; set a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and to store the display position; set an area of said pointing device corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and to store positional information of said operation effective area; detect an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said pointing device; determine whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the stored positional information; and execute a process according to an operation of said operating button based upon a determination that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein the display position of said operating button is set by setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said pointing device as said display position of said operating button.
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36. A system comprising:
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a display portion configured to display at least one operating button; a pointing device which is provided on said display portion and configured to detect operation information including at least an operated position; a processing system, including one or more processors, the processing system configured to; set, prior to a starting of a process, a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and to store the display position; set an area of said pointing device corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and to store positional information of said operation effective area; detect an operating coordinates position in said display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said pointing device; determine whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the stored positional information; and execute the process according to an operation of said operating button based upon a determination that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein the display position of said operating button is set by setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said display portion by operating said pointing device as said display position of said operating button.
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37. A system comprising:
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a first display portion for displaying an image; a second display portion provided in the vicinity of said first display portion for displaying at least one operating button; a pointing device which is provided on said second display portion and configured to detect operation information including at least an operated position; a processing system, including one or more processors, the processing system configured to; set, prior to a starting of a process, a display position of said operating button at an arbitrary position in said second display portion on the basis of an instruction by a user, and to store the display position; set an area of said pointing device corresponding to the set display position of said operating button as an operation effective area, and to store positional information of said operation effective area; detect an operating coordinates position in said second display portion based on the operation information detected through an operation of said pointing device; determine whether or not the detected operating coordinates position is within said operation effective area indicated by the stored positional information; and execute the process according to an operation of said operating button based upon a determination that said operation coordinates position is within said operation effective area, wherein the display position of said operating button is set by setting a displaying region of a figure depicted on said second display portion by operating said pointing device as said display position of said operating button.
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