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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
May. 25, 2006
Kazutoyo Maehiro, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Tsushima, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Aoyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuo Yoshioka, Tokyo, JP;
Kazutoyo Maehiro, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Tsushima, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Aoyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuo Yoshioka, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a main area of a display device, buttons and a map display area where a map is scrolled are provided. A cursor can be moved to an arbitrary position of the main area according to directional input received from an input device. When a decision input is performed with the input device when the cursor points to each button, processing assigned to the button to which the cursor points is performed. When a user inputs a direction and a special input button is not selected, the cursor is moved throughout the main area. When the user inputs a direction while the special input button is selected, the cursor is moved only within the map display area and the map is scrolled as required.