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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2000
Hiromichi Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Watanabe, Chiba, JP;
Square Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Multiple icons are placed on a first loop-shaped orbit and a second loop-shaped orbit which are set with a certain position in a virtual space as the center thereof. Desired icons from the icons on the first loop-shaped orbit and a second loop-shaped orbit are moved to a first cursor and a second cursor respectively, in response to an operation input by a player. Selection key input by the player inputs a command corresponding to the icons within the cursors to a computer. Thus, the visual recognition of icons is improved over the conventional method of command input by selecting icons, and the number of icon images can be kept to a minimum even in the event that the number of candidates for command selection is great.