Pedometer with game mode
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1. A method of operating an electronic game, comprising:
- providing the electronic game in a form that can be worn by a user, wherein the electronic game includes a display screen and a controller for controlling an appearance of a game character on the display screen, and further wherein the electronic game includes a step counter for counting steps taken by the user;
using the step counter to determine a number of steps taken by the user to obtain a step count value; and
using the step count value as an input to the controller to control the appearance of the game character on the display screen.
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a new pedometer with game mode which can be used as a game by a child to get some exercise such as walking and/or running without reluctance. When a vibration is detected by a vibration detector, the count values of a step-number counter and an integrating counter are incremented, and thereby a display state of a character displayed on an LCD is varied based on the count values of step-number counter and/or the integrating counter.
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1. A method of operating an electronic game, comprising:
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providing the electronic game in a form that can be worn by a user, wherein the electronic game includes a display screen and a controller for controlling an appearance of a game character on the display screen, and further wherein the electronic game includes a step counter for counting steps taken by the user;
using the step counter to determine a number of steps taken by the user to obtain a step count value; and
using the step count value as an input to the controller to control the appearance of the game character on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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