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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
May. 31, 2011
Tsutomu Kaneshige, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshitaka Ajioka, Kyoto, JP;
Kiyoshi Mizuki, Kyoto, JP;
Yasushi Ebisawa, Kyoto, JP;
Tsutomu Kaneshige, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshitaka Ajioka, Kyoto, JP;
Kiyoshi Mizuki, Kyoto, JP;
Yasushi Ebisawa, Kyoto, JP;
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A computer generating a three-dimensional space and the images to be shown on a display: sets a first angle of view of the virtual camera; displays the image in accordance with the first angle of view; detects a position on the displayed image pointed to by the input device; calculates a straight line passing through the detected position and the virtual camera in the three-dimensional space; identifies an object intersecting the straight line; automatically sets a second angle of view of the virtual camera to zoom in and display the identified object, and displays the identified object using the display device from the perspective of the second angle of view.