Device and method to control game where characters are moved on map
US8016672B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/6623
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A game device includes a player's character controller operative to control the movement of a player's character on a map, a non-player character controller operative to cause, of those non-player characters located on the map, non-player characters located within a predetermined range from the position of the player's character to join a procession following the player's character, and to move the non-player characters belonging to the procession to the position previously occupied by the player's character to allow the non-player characters to follow the player's character, and a procession controller operative to increase, upon receipt of a predetermined control input, the speed at which the non-player characters belonging to the procession to move to the position previously occupied by the player's character and to gather the non-player characters near the player's character.
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