IP Library Granted Patent US 8,784,201
Granted Patent B2
US 8,784,201 · App. 13/013,068 · Granted Jul 22, 2014

Information storage medium, game system, and input determination method

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Patent No.
US 8,784,201
App. No.
13/013,068
Granted
Jul 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A game system determines whether or not an input start timing coincides with an auxiliary start timing that corresponds to a reference start timing and differs from the reference start timing, and determines whether or not input information that has been input during a given auxiliary determination period that starts from the auxiliary start timing coincides with defined input information.

Claims (66)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable information storage medium storing a program that determines an input from an input section, the program causing a computer to function as:

a timing determination section that determines whether or not an input start timing coincides with a reference start timing; and

an input information determination section that determines whether or not input information that has been input during a given reference determination period that starts from the reference start timing coincides with defined input information, wherein:

the timing determination section determines whether or not the input start timing coincides with an auxiliary start timing that corresponds to the reference start timing, but differs from the reference start timing;

the input information determination section determines whether or not input information that has been input during a given auxiliary determination period that starts from the auxiliary start timing coincides with the defined input information;

the timing determination section determines whether or not the input start timing coincides with each of a plurality of auxiliary start timings that differ from each other and that are defined corresponding to the reference start timing; and

the input information determination section determines whether or not input information that has been input during a given auxiliary determination period that starts from an auxiliary start timing among the plurality of auxiliary start timings that has been determined to coincide with the input start timing, coincides with the defined input information.

2. The information storage medium as defined in claim 1 ,

wherein a plurality of pieces of defined input information that differ from each other are defined corresponding to the reference determination period; and

wherein the input information determination section determines whether or not input information that has been input during the reference determination period that starts from the reference start timing coincides with at least one of the plurality of pieces of defined input information when the input start timing coincides with the reference start timing.

3. The information storage medium as defined in claim 1 ,

wherein the auxiliary determination period ends at an end timing of the reference determination period corresponding to the auxiliary determination period.

4. The information storage medium as defined in claim 1 ,

wherein the program causes the computer to further function as an image generation section that generates an image that instructs the reference start timing and the reference determination period.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable information storage medium storing a program that determines an input from an input section, the program causing a computer to function as:

a timing determination section that determines whether or not an input start timing coincides with a reference start timing; and

an input information determination section that determines whether or not input information that has been input during a given reference determination period that starts from the reference start timing coincides with defined input information, wherein:

the timing determination section determines whether or not the input start timing coincides with an auxiliary start timing that corresponds to the reference start timing, but differs from the reference start timing;

the input information determination section determines whether or not input information that has been input during a given auxiliary determination period that starts from the auxiliary start timing coincides with the defined input information;

a plurality of pieces of defined input information that differ from each other are defined corresponding to the auxiliary determination period; and

the input information determination section determines whether or not input information that has been input during the auxiliary determination period that starts from the auxiliary start timing coincides with at least one of the plurality of pieces of defined input information when the input start timing coincides with the auxiliary start timing.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable information storage medium storing a program that determines an input from an input section, the program causing a computer to function as:

a timing determination section that determines whether or not an input start timing coincides with a reference start timing; and

an input information determination section that determines whether or not input information that has been input during a given reference determination period that starts from the reference start timing coincides with defined input information, wherein:

the timing determination section determines whether or not the input start timing coincides with an auxiliary start timing that corresponds to the reference start timing, but differs from the reference start timing;

the input information determination section determines whether or not input information that has been input during a given auxiliary determination period that starts from the auxiliary start timing coincides with the defined input information;

a first reference determination period that starts from a first reference start timing, and a second reference determination period that starts from a second reference start timing that occurs after the first reference start timing are defined so as not to overlap; and

an auxiliary determination period corresponding to the first reference determination period ends before the second reference start timing.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable information storage medium storing a program that determines an input from an input section, the program causing a computer to function as:

a timing determination section that determines whether or not an input start timing coincides with a reference start timing; and

an input information determination section that determines whether or not input information that has been input during a given reference determination period that starts from the reference start timing coincides with defined input information, wherein:

the timing determination section determines whether or not the input start timing coincides with an auxiliary start timing that corresponds to the reference start timing, but differs from the reference start timing;

the input information determination section determines whether or not input information that has been input during a given auxiliary determination period that starts from the auxiliary start timing coincides with the defined input information;

the defined input information includes a defined acceleration group including a plurality of accelerations;

the input information determination section determines whether or not an acceleration group including a plurality of accelerations detected from the input section during the reference determination period coincides with the defined acceleration group when the input start timing coincides with the reference start timing; and

the input information determination section determines whether or not an acceleration group including a plurality of accelerations detected from the input section during the auxiliary determination period coincides with the defined acceleration group when the input start timing coincides with the auxiliary start timing.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable information storage medium storing a program that determines an input from an input section, the program causing a computer to function as:

a timing determination section that determines whether or not an input start timing coincides with a reference start timing; and

an input information determination section that determines whether or not input information that has been input during a given reference determination period that starts from the reference start timing coincides with defined input information, wherein:

the timing determination section determines whether or not the input start timing coincides with an auxiliary start timing that corresponds to the reference start timing, but differs from the reference start timing;

the input information determination section determines whether or not input information that has been input during a given auxiliary determination period that starts from the auxiliary start timing coincides with the defined input information;

the defined input information includes a defined moving path;

the input information determination section determines whether or not a moving path detected from the input section during the reference determination period coincides with the defined moving path when the input start timing coincides with the reference start timing; and

the input information determination section determines whether or not a moving path detected from the input section during the auxiliary determination period coincides with the defined moving path when the input start timing coincides with the auxiliary start timing.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable information storage medium storing a program that determines an input from an input section, the program causing a computer to function as:

a timing determination section that determines whether or not an input start timing coincides with a reference start timing; and

an input information determination section that determines whether or not input information that has been input during a given reference determination period that starts from the reference start timing coincides with defined input information, wherein:

the timing determination section determines whether or not the input start timing coincides with an auxiliary start timing that corresponds to the reference start timing, but differs from the reference start timing;

the input information determination section determines whether or not input information that has been input during a given auxiliary determination period that starts from the auxiliary start timing coincides with the defined input information:

the defined input information includes a defined moving vector that defines a moving amount and a moving direction of a feature point between images;

the input information determination section determines whether or not a moving vector between a plurality of input images acquired from the input section during the reference determination period coincides with the defined moving vector when the input start timing coincides with the reference start timing; and

the input information determination section determines whether or not a moving vector between a plurality of input images acquired from the input section during the auxiliary determination period coincides with the defined moving vector when the input start timing coincides with the auxiliary start timing.

10. A game system that determines an input from an input section, the game system comprising:

a timing determination section that determines whether or not an input start timing coincides with a reference start timing; and

an input information determination section that determines whether or not input information that has been input during a given reference determination period that starts from the reference start timing coincides with defined input information, wherein:

the timing determination section determining whether or not the input start timing coincides with an auxiliary start timing that corresponds to the reference start timing, but differs from the reference start timing;

the input information determination section determines whether or not input information that has been input during a given auxiliary determination period that starts from the auxiliary start timing coincides with the defined input information;

the timing determination section determines whether or not the input start timing coincides with each of a plurality of auxiliary start timings that differ from each other and that are defined corresponding to the reference start timing; and

the input information determination section determines whether or not input information that has been input during a given auxiliary determination period that starts from an auxiliary start timing among the plurality of auxiliary start timings that has been determined to coincide with the input start timing, coincides with the defined input information.

11. An input determination method that is implemented by a game system that determines an input from an input section, the input determination method comprising:

determining whether or not an input start timing coincides with a reference start timing;

determining whether or not input information that has been input during a given reference determination period that starts from the reference start timing coincides with defined input information;

determining whether or not the input start timing coincides with an auxiliary start timing that corresponds to the reference start timing, but differs from the reference start timing;

determining whether or not input information that has been input during a given auxiliary determination period that starts from the auxiliary start timing coincides with the defined input information;

determining whether or not the input start timing coincides with each of a plurality of auxiliary start timings that differ from each other and that are defined corresponding to the reference start timing; and

determining whether or not input information that has been input during a given auxiliary determination period that starts from an auxiliary start timing among the plurality of auxiliary start timings that has been determined to coincide with the input start timing, coincides with the defined input information.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 16, 2016
From: BANDAI NAMCO GAMES INC.
To: BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 038104/0788 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 29, 2014
From: NAMCO BANDAI GAMES INC.
To: BANDAI NAMCO GAMES INC.
Reel/Frame 033061/0930 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2011
From: KOBAYASHI, TSUYOSHI; TANIGUCHI, KOHTARO; NISHIMOTO, YASUHIRO
To: NAMCO BANDAI GAMES INC.
Reel/Frame 025951/0316 →