Storage medium having game program stored thereon, game apparatus and input device
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a touchscreen display;
a memory; and
processing circuitry in communication with the touchscreen display and the memory, the processing circuitry being configured to generate images for a video game for display on the touchscreen display and, while the images for the video game are displayed on the touchscreen display, to at least;
(A) set reference coordinates in accordance with touch point coordinates of a user-selected initial touch point on the touchscreen display, and store the reference coordinates in the memory, and(B) during a continuous user touch operation from a touch-on at the initial touch point on the touchscreen display to a touch-off at another touch point on the touchscreen display(i) set respective designated coordinates in accordance with touch point coordinates of a current touch point on the touchscreen display;
(ii) determine at least one of a distance between the reference coordinates stored in the memory and the respective designated coordinates and a direction from the reference coordinates stored in the memory to the respective designated coordinates;
(iii) generate an input for the video game based on the determining; and
(iv) repeat (i) through (iii), whereinthe processing circuitry is configured to display, on the touchscreen display, indicia based on the reference coordinates.
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Abstract
Reference coordinates are set for controlling a game based on coordinate information which is outputted when a state that no coordinate information is outputted from a pointing device is shifted to a state that coordinate information is outputted, and designated coordinates are set based on the coordinate information and the game is controlled based on at least one of an input direction which is a direction from the reference coordinates to the designated coordinates and an input distance which is a distance between the reference coordinates and the designated coordinates.
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a touchscreen display; a memory; and processing circuitry in communication with the touchscreen display and the memory, the processing circuitry being configured to generate images for a video game for display on the touchscreen display and, while the images for the video game are displayed on the touchscreen display, to at least; (A) set reference coordinates in accordance with touch point coordinates of a user-selected initial touch point on the touchscreen display, and store the reference coordinates in the memory, and (B) during a continuous user touch operation from a touch-on at the initial touch point on the touchscreen display to a touch-off at another touch point on the touchscreen display (i) set respective designated coordinates in accordance with touch point coordinates of a current touch point on the touchscreen display; (ii) determine at least one of a distance between the reference coordinates stored in the memory and the respective designated coordinates and a direction from the reference coordinates stored in the memory to the respective designated coordinates; (iii) generate an input for the video game based on the determining; and (iv) repeat (i) through (iii), wherein the processing circuitry is configured to display, on the touchscreen display, indicia based on the reference coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a touchscreen display; a memory; and processing circuitry in communication with the touchscreen display and the memory, the processing circuitry being configured to generate images for a video game for display on the touchscreen display and, while the images for the video game are displayed on the touchscreen display, to at least; (A) set reference coordinates in accordance with touch point coordinates of a user-selected initial touch point on the touchscreen display, and store the reference coordinates in the memory, and (B) during a continuous user touch operation from a touch-on at the initial touch point on the touchscreen display to a touch-off at another touch point on the touchscreen display (i) set respective designated coordinates in accordance with touch point coordinates of a current touch point on the touchscreen display; (ii) determine both a distance between the reference coordinates and the respective designated coordinates and a direction from the reference coordinates to the respective designated coordinates; (iii) generate an input for the video game based on the determining; and (iv) repeat (i) through (iii), wherein the processing circuitry is configured to, if the distance between the reference coordinates and the respective designated coordinates during the continuous user touch operation exceeds a predetermined distance, use the predetermined distance as the distance between the reference coordinates and the respective designated coordinates.
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6. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a touchscreen display; a memory; and processing circuitry in communication with the touchscreen display and the memory, the processing circuitry being configured to generate images for a video game for display on the touchscreen display and, while the images for the video game are displayed on the touchscreen display, to at least; (A) set reference coordinates in accordance with touch point coordinates of a user-selected initial touch point on the touchscreen display, and store the reference coordinates in the memory, and (B) during a continuous user touch operation from a touch-on at the initial touch point on the touchscreen display to a touch-off at another touch point on the touchscreen display (i) set respective designated coordinates in accordance with touch point coordinates of a current touch point on the touchscreen display; (ii) determine at least one of a distance between the reference coordinates stored in the memory and the respective designated coordinates and a direction from the reference coordinates stored in the memory to the respective designated coordinates; (iii) generate an input for the video game based on the determining; and (iv) repeat (i) through (iii) until the continuous user touch operation ends; and (C) repeat (A) and (B), after the continuous user touch operation ends, in response to a new initial touch point on the touchscreen display for a new continuous user touch operation in which new reference coordinates are set in accordance with touch point coordinates of a new user-selected initial touch point on the touchscreen display. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for use in an information processing apparatus comprising a touchscreen display, a memory and processing circuitry in communication with the touchscreen display and the memory, the program, when executed by the processing circuitry, controlling the information processing apparatus to at least:
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generate images for a video game for display on the touchscreen display; and while the images for the video game are displayed on the touchscreen display (A) set reference coordinates in accordance with touch point coordinates of a user-selected initial touch point on the touchscreen display, and store the reference coordinates in the memory, and (B) during a continuous user touch operation from a touch-on at the initial touch point on the touchscreen display to a touch-off at another touch point on the touchscreen display (i) set respective designated coordinates in accordance with touch point coordinates of a current touch point on the touchscreen display; (ii) determine at least one of a distance between the reference coordinates stored in the memory and the respective designated coordinates and a direction from the reference coordinates stored in the memory to the respective designated coordinates; (iii) generate an input for the video game based on the determining; and (iv) repeat (i) through (iii), wherein the program controls the information processing apparatus to display, on the touchscreen display, indicia based on the reference coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for use in an information processing apparatus comprising a touchscreen display;
- a memory; and
processing circuitry in communication with the touchscreen display and the memory, the program, when executed by the processing circuitry, controlling the information processing apparatus to at least;generate images for a video game for display on the touchscreen display; and while the images for the video game are displayed on the touchscreen display (A) set reference coordinates in accordance with touch point coordinates of a user-selected initial touch point on the touchscreen display, and store the reference coordinates in the memory, and (B) during a continuous user touch operation from a touch-on at the initial touch point on the touchscreen display to a touch-off at another touch point on the touchscreen display (i) set respective designated coordinates in accordance with touch point coordinates of a current touch point on the touchscreen display; (ii) determine both a distance between the reference coordinates stored in the memory and the respective designated coordinates and a direction from the reference coordinates stored in the memory to the respective designated coordinates; (iii) generate an input for the video game based on the determining; and (iv) repeat (i) through (iii), wherein wherein, if the distance between the reference coordinates and the respective designated coordinates during the continuous user touch operation exceeds a predetermined distance, the predetermined distance is used as the distance between the reference coordinates and the respective designated coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for use in an information processing apparatus comprising a touchscreen display;
- a memory; and
processing circuitry in communication with the touchscreen display and the memory, the program, when executed by the processing circuitry, controlling the information processing apparatus to at least;generate images for a video game for display on the touchscreen display; and while the images for the video game are displayed on the touchscreen display (A) set reference coordinates in accordance with touch point coordinates of a user-selected initial touch point on the touchscreen display, and store the reference coordinates in the memory, and (B) during a continuous user touch operation from a touch-on at the initial touch point on the touchscreen display to a touch-off at another touch point on the touchscreen display (i) set respective designated coordinates in accordance with touch point coordinates of a current touch point on the touchscreen display; (ii) determine at least one of a distance between the reference coordinates stored in the memory and the respective designated coordinates and a direction from the reference coordinates stored in the memory to the respective designated coordinates; (iii) generate an input for the video game based on the determining; and (iv) repeat (i) through (iii) until the continuous user touch operation ends; and after the continuous user touch operation ends, in response to a new continuous user touch operation in which new reference coordinates are set in accordance with touch point coordinates of a new user-selected initial touch point on the touchscreen display, repeat (A) and (B). - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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