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

• US 8,977,985 B2
• Filed: 07/03/2014
• Issued: 03/10/2015
• 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:
  US14/323,458
• Publication Number:
  US 20140317571A1
• Time in Patent Office: 250 Days
• Field of Search: 715/835, 715/830, 715/810
• US Class Current: 715/835
• 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 configured to enable a user to select an icon among plural icons, the control program causing a computer to perform:

displaying, in a first area, an icon among the plural icons in a predetermined arrangement;

displaying, in a second area that is located under the first area, plural elements representing the arrangement;

receiving an operation input on the first area, the second area, or a third area that is located at the vicinity of each end of the second area, the third area being different from the second area, and scrolling, in response to the operation input having been received at least on the third area, the icon currently displayed in the first area to display another icon among the plural icons which is currently not displayed.

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

in response to an operation input having been received on the first area, the computer performs scrolling of the icon currently displayed in the first display area to display another icon among the plural icons which is currently not displayed.

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

in response to an operation input having been received on the second area, the computer performs scrolling of the icon currently displayed in the first display area to display another icon among the plural icons which is currently not displayed.

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

the third area is an area where the plural elements are not displayed.

5. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the computer further performs:

displaying, in the third area, a scrolling element.

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

the plural elements in the second area are positioned at intervals.

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

the element is a dot-shaped element.

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

in the first area, the plural icons are displayed so as to be distinguishable from one another, and

in the second area, a part of the elements can be distinguishable from the others and the other part can not distinguishable from the others.

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

in the second area the plural elements are positioned in line.

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

in the second area, the part of the elements that is distinguishable from the others represents an indicator indicating an icon satisfying a first requirement.

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

receiving an operation input on an element in the second area scrolls the icons in the first area so that at least the icon corresponding to the element is displayed in the first area.

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

all elements corresponding to all the icons are displayed in the second area.

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

the control program is further configured to activate a content corresponding to the selected icon.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a control program configured to enable a user to select an icon among plural icons, the control program causing a computer to perform:

displaying, in a first area, an icon among plural icons in a predetermined arrangement;

displaying, in a second area, plural elements representing the arrangement;

animating an element among the plural elements, the element being animated satisfying a requirement; and

receiving an operation input on at least either of the first area and the second area, and scrolling, based on the operation input having been received, the icon currently in the first area to display another icon among the plural icons which is currently not displayed.

15. A control apparatus configured to enable a user to select an icon among plural icons, the control apparatus comprising:

a display; and

a computer configured to perform;

displaying, in a first area of the display, an icon among the plural icons in a predetermined arrangement;

displaying, in a second area of the display that is located under the first area, plural elements representing the arrangement;

receiving an operation input on the first area, the second area, or a third area of the display that is located at the vicinity of each end of the second area, the third area being different from the second area, and scrolling, in response to the operation input having been received at least on the third area, the icon currently displayed in the first area to display another icon among the plural icons which is currently not displayed.

16. The control apparatus of claim 15, wherein

in response to an operation input having been received on the first area, the computer performs scrolling of the icon currently displayed in the first display area to display another icon among the plural icons which is currently not displayed.

17. The control apparatus of claim 16 wherein

in response to an operation input having been received on the second area, the computer performs scrolling of the icon currently displayed in the first display area to display another icon among the plural icons which is currently not displayed.

18. The control apparatus of claim 15, wherein

the third area is an area where the plural elements are not displayed.

19. A control system configured to enable a user to select an icon among plural icons, the control system comprising:

a display; and

a computer configured to perform;

displaying, in a first area of the display, an icon among the plural icons in a predetermined arrangement;

displaying, in a second area of the display that is located under the first area, plural elements representing the arrangement;

receiving an operation input on the first area, the second area, or a third area of the display that is located at the vicinity of each end of the second area, the third area being different from the second area, and scrolling, in response to the operation input having been received at least on the third area, the icon currently displayed in the first area to display another icon among the plural icons which is currently not displayed.

20. The control system of claim 19, wherein

in response to an operation input having been received on the first area, the computer performs scrolling of the icon currently displayed in the first display area to display another icon among the plural icons which is currently not displayed.

21. The control system of claim 20 wherein

in response to an operation input having been received on the second area, the computer performs scrolling of the icon currently displayed in the first display area to display another icon among the plural icons which is currently not displayed.

22. The control system of claim 19, wherein

the third area is an area where the plural elements are not displayed.