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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2002
Manabu Tashiro, Kobe, JP;
Tatsuya Shinkai, Suita, JP;
Manabu Tashiro, Kobe, JP;
Tatsuya Shinkai, Suita, JP;
Konami Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
To display an image seen from a suitable camera viewpoint, the present invention comprises a viewpoint determination sectionthat finds a position of the camera viewpoint appropriate to a control operation of determining an action of the main character (main object), which control operation is assumed to be performed by the game player; a viewpoint movement sectionthat moves the camera viewpoint from its current position to the position found by the viewpoint determination section; and an image display sectionthat displays an image of the main character seen from the camera viewpoint.