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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2006
Applicants:
Yuuji Kando, Kyoto, JP;
Yutaka Hiramuki, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Yuuji Kando, Kyoto, JP;
Yutaka Hiramuki, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/00 (2006.01); A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
When a player is controlling a first object with a pointing device, an in-operation flag indicating that the player is controlling the first object with the pointing device is set as 'ON'. When the in-operation flag is set as 'ON' and a second object is within a predetermined distance from an input position of the pointing device, the second object is selected. When the in-operation flag is set as “OFF”, that is, when the player stops controlling the first object, the first object is caused to perform a process for exerting an effect on the second object having been selected.