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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2023
Colopl, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Naruatsu Baba, Tokyo, JP;
COLOPL, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for advancement of a game by a computer having a processor, a memory, and a manipulation unit, the method comprising, by the processor, executing advancement of a first part by operating an NPC which is not a direct manipulation target by a user who is a game player, based on first operation instruction data prestored in the memory for specifying an operation of the NPC, and by responding to an input manipulation of the user, accepting a particular action by the user in the first part, the game being switched from the first part to a second part according to a result of the particular action, and executing first advancement of the second part by operating the NPC based on second operation instruction data distributed from an external device, the second operation instruction data including motion data and audio data input by an operator associated with the NPC.