Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Perceptible output or display
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-12
2005-04-12
Sager, Mark (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
Perceptible output or display
C463S001000, C345S473000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06878065
ABSTRACT:
A main character G is displayed in the center of a screen, an option character C is displayed at the lower right side of the main character G, and an enemy character N is displayed at an upper right part of the screen. FIG.7A shows a state where the enemy character N is locked by operation of a game player and a lock mark L is displayed, and FIG.7B shows a state where the option character C is attacking the enemy character N in response to another operation of the game player. A game can be made more interesting and ingenious by letting the game player involve in the actions of the option character which is a follower character of the main character.
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Hisai Kentaro
Yamamoto Masahiro
Ashburn Steven
Jordan and Hamburg LLP
Konami Corporation
Sager Mark
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