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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2011
Applicants:
Kazuyoshi Ohsawa, Kyoto, JP;
Takafumi Masaoka, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuyoshi Ohsawa, Kyoto, JP;
Takafumi Masaoka, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
NINTENDO CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/033 (2013.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0325 (2013.01); G06F 3/0308 (2013.01);
Abstract
A position indicated on a predetermined plane is calculated based on a first operation signal output from a pointing device, and it is determined whether or not the indicated position has moved from out of a predetermined area on the plane into the predetermined area. When a result of the determination is positive in a state where a second operation signal is used for information processing, operation signals used for the information processing are switched from the second operation signal to the first operation signal.