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Computer-readable recording medium whereon a game procedure control program is recorded, server, and game procedure control method

US6494783B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims
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Filing dateJul 30, 2001
Grant dateDec 17, 2002
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2300/8011
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A baseball game is made realizable in an environment difficult to achieve with a dedicated game apparatus and a joy stick for such an apparatus. When a player team is at bat, the positioning point of the bat of a batter character relative to a ball character and the batting action of the batter character are determined by manipulating a mouse 22, while, when the player team is in the field, the pitching action and the pitch course for the ball character displayed moving from a pitcher character toward the batter character are determined by manipulating the mouse 22, and upon the end of the game, the particulars of the game results and the particulars of the batting results and pitching results of the player team are uploaded to a recording unit 42 in a server system 16 connected via a network 12 to computers 14.

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