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US 12,533,582 · App. 18/251,125 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Recording medium and information processing device

Inventors: Yuichi Aochi (Tokyo, JP); Hirohiko Atobe (Yokohama, JP); Kazuaki Ichinohe (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: SEGA TOYS CO., LTD.
A63F13/493A63F2300/636
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Patent No.
US 12,533,582
App. No.
18/251,125
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A recording medium and an information processing device. The recording medium has recorded a program that causes a computer to function as: a save accepting unit that accepts a saving operation from a player on a play screen of a game; a registration unit that registers, as saved data, progress of the game at timing when the saving operation is performed, every time the saving operation is performed; a load accepting unit that accepts a load operation of the saved data from the player on the play screen; and a control unit that loads the registered saved data in chronological order every time the load operation is performed, and restarts the game by switching the play screen.

Claims (21)

1 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded therein a program that causes a computer to function as:

a save accepting unit that accepts a saving operation from a player on a play screen of a game;

a registration unit that registers, as saved data, progress of the game at timing when the saving operation is performed, every time the saving operation is performed;

a load accepting unit that accepts a loading operation of the saved data from the player on the play screen; and

a control unit that loads the registered saved data in chronological order every time the loading operation is performed, and restarts the game by switching the play screen;

wherein an operation tool associated with the loading operation is one operating tool that is not associated with a playing operation for moving each object of the game, and

wherein the saving operation and the loading operation are operations for a same operating tool, the saving operation is an operation for the operating tool and a release of the operation, and the loading operation is continuation of the operation for the operating tool.

2 . The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein

the load accepting unit determines whether or not the operation for the operating tool is further continued after receiving the loading operation, and

the control unit loads the registered saved data in chronological order every time the determination is affirmative, and switches the play screen.

3 . The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit loads the registered saved data in an order of newest to oldest every time the loading operation is performed.

4 . The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein

the game is any of a shooting game, an action game, a music game, and a racing game.

5 . An information processing device comprising:

a save accepting unit that accepts a saving operation from a player on a play screen of a game;

a registration unit that registers, as saved data, progress of the game at timing when the saving operation is performed, every time the saving operation is performed;

a load accepting unit that accepts a loading operation of the saved data from the player on the play screen; and

a control unit that loads the registered saved data in chronological order every time the loading operation is performed, and restarts the game by switching the play screen;

wherein an operation tool associated with the loading operation is one operating tool that is not associated with a playing operation for moving each object of the game, and

wherein the saving operation and the loading operation are operations for a same operating tool, the saving operation is an operation for the operating tool and a release of the operation, and the loading operation is continuation of the operation for the operating tool.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2023
From: AOCHI, YUICHI; ATOBE, HIROHIKO; ICHINOHE, KAZUAKI
To: SEGA TOYS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063492/0558 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-045519 · Mar 22, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240325890A1 · Oct 3, 2024
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