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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kunio Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
463 31 ; 463-2 ; 463 32 ;
Abstract
An object is to provide an image processing device that is capable of reproducing effectively objects or characters in a condition showing considerable variation, such as explosions or smoke. This image processing device is constituted of an output device and processing devices constituted of ROM that stores data constituting an object whose mode is anticipated to show a series of changes in prescribed time, the object being constituted of a plurality of portions, and that execute image processing whereby animation is effected in respect of each portion, the processing results from these processing devices being displayed on an output device.