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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenichi Fukuhara, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Tarao, Kasukabe, JP;
Masaaki Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Kouji Igarashi, Chofu, JP;
Assignee:
Konami Co., Ltd., Hyogo-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
463 31 ;
Abstract
Commands are entered in a video game by the player to determine an action of a player character for thereby determining an action and an image of at least one opponent character. A plurality of icons representing respective commands for the player character and a movable cursor are displayed on a displayed image, and the movable cursor positioned on one of the icons is detected. Then, the one of the icons is enlarged in size based on the detected movable cursor to assist the player of the video game in entering the command represented by the one of the icons.