Patent · US Expired

Game device

US7004838B2 · kind B2 · utility

17Cited by
15References
13Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 28, 2002
Grant dateFeb 28, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2300/8017
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A game device, which monitors with a virtual camera a picture of a game being proceeded in a virtual space by a first object controlled by a player and a second object controlled by a computer or an opponent and displays a picture on the screen of a monitor, includes a camera position switch ordering unit for issuing switching orders to switch the position of the virtual camera to a first position which shows the front of the first object and to a second position which shows the front of the first object from the rear of the first object, and a symbol displaying unit for displaying a symbol representing the second object on the monitor screen in correspondence with the switching order to switch the position of the virtual camera to the first position upon the second object existing behind the first object.

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