Computer-readable storage medium having activation control program stored therein and activation control apparatus

• US 9,864,488 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2016
• Issued: 01/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Inventors: Matsushima, Yoshihiro, Onozawa, Yuki
• Primary Examiner(s): LEGGETT, ANDREA C.
• Application Number:
  US15/174,546
• Publication Number:
  US 20160357369A1
• Time in Patent Office: 582 Days
• Field of Search: 715855
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/20 Input arrangements for video game devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/26 having at least one additional display device, e.g. on the game controller or outside a game booth
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/206 Game information storage, e.g. cartridges, CD ROM's, DVD's, smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A system is disclosed including a first display control section 218 for selectively displaying, in a first display area, a second predetermined number of first objects among first objects, corresponding to a first predetermined number of game programs, for which an order is set, a second display control section for displaying a position designation image at a position corresponding to a position, of subject software, in an order set for the first predetermined number of pieces of software; a display change section for designating a first object to be displayed in the first display area, based on an operation input received by using the position designation image; and an activation execution section for activating software corresponding to one first object which is selected from among the second predetermined number of first objects displayed in the first display area, based on the operation input.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a control program causing a computer to perform:

displaying, in a first area of a display area, a partial subset of a plurality of display objects;

scrolling the partial subset currently displayed in the first area, so that at least a partially different partial subset is displayed in the first area, in response to a user input to the first area,

scrolling the partial subset currently displayed in the first area, so that at least a partially different partial subset is displayed in the first area, in response to a user input to a second area of the display area outside of the first area, the second area located in the right side of an area located below the first area, and

scrolling the partial subset currently displayed in the first area, so that at least a partially different partial subset is displayed in the first area, in response to a user input to a third area of the display area outside of the first area, the third area located in the left side of an area located below the first area.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein

the computer further performs displaying, at least on the second area and the third area, a scrolling element.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein

the first area, the second area and the third area are components of a handheld device.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein

a user input which is a touch input is entered on the first area, on the second area, or on the third area.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein

the control program causes the computer to launch applications corresponding to respective display objects.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein

the computer further performs a wireless communication function and applications are downloaded via the wireless function.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein

the applications are game applications.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein

the computer further performs a wireless communication function and at least one application comprises a wireless communication function.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein

a display object is changed in appearance based on the wireless communication function of the application corresponding to the display object.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein

the applications are downloadable applications.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the at least partially different partial subset is a completely different partial subset.

12. A control apparatus comprising:

a display; and

a computer configured to perform;

displaying, in a first area of the display, a partial subset of a plurality of display objects;

scrolling the partial subset currently displayed in the first area, so that at least a partially different partial subset is displayed in the first area, in response to a user input to the first area,

scrolling the partial subset currently displayed in the first area, so that at least a partially different partial subset is displayed in the first area, in response to a user input to a second area of the display outside of the first area, the second area located in the right side of an area located below the first area, and

scrolling the partial subset currently displayed in the first area, so that at least a partially different partial subset is displayed in the first area, in response to a user input to a third area of the display outside of the first area, the third area located in the left side of an area located below the first area.

13. The control apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least partially different partial subset is a completely different partial subset.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a control program causing a computer to perform:

displaying, in a first area of a display area, a part of a display target;

scrolling the part currently displayed in the first area, so that at least a partially different part is displayed in the first area, in response to a user input to the first area,

scrolling the part currently displayed in the first area, so that at least a partially different part is displayed in the first area, in response to a user input to a second area of the display area outside of the first area, the second area located in the right side of an area located below the first area, and

scrolling the part currently displayed in the first display area, so that at least a partially different part is displayed in the first area, in response to a user input to a third area of the display area outside of the first area, the third area located in the left side of an area located below the first area.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein

the computer further performs displaying, at least on the second area and on the third area, a scrolling element.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the at least partially different part is a completely different part.

17. A control apparatus comprising:

a display; and

a computer configured to perform;

displaying, in a first area of the display, a part of a display target;

scrolling the part currently displayed in the first area, so that at least a partially different part is displayed in the first area, in response to a user input to the first area,

scrolling the part currently displayed in the first area, so that at least a partially different part is displayed in the first area, in response to a user input to a second area of the display outside of the first area, the second area located in the right side of an area located below the first area, and

scrolling the part currently displayed in the first area, so that at least a partially different part is displayed in the first area, in response to a user input to a third area of the display outside of the first area, the third area located in the left side of an area located below the first area.

18. The control apparatus of claim 17, wherein the at least partially different part is a completely different part.