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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2006
Koji Aoyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuteru Fukushima, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Aoyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuteru Fukushima, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A terminal apparatus executes different kinds of network games provided by a server group. The user of the terminal apparatus can register other users who become acquainted with the user through network games in a friend list provided for each user. While the terminal device runs different game programs for different kinds of games, the terminal apparatus runs a common friend list program regardless of the game types. When the display of a game image is set to a window mode, the friend list program displays a friend list in a friend list window that is set separate from a game window. When the display of a game image is set to a full-screen mode, the friend list program displays a friend list synthesized with the game image in the form of a semi-transparent image.