US 2007/0177801 A1 · Game apparatus and storage medium storing a handwriting input program

Abstract

A game apparatus displays a game screen of 9×9 grid, for example, of a Sudoku puzzle on one LCD and an empty cell (cell to be answered) is large-displayed on the other LCD. A touch panel is provided on the LCD to allow a player to handwrite a numeral to fill in the cell with a stick, etc. on the touch panel. When a handwritten region is larger at a certain degree or more with respect to the cell, it is considered that an answer numeral is input, and the answer numeral is large-displayed. If the handwritten region is not so large as to the cell, it is considered that a note numeral is input, and the note numeral is displayed in a smaller region in the cell. However, if the notes numeral is settled as an answer numeral, a game determination is performed according to the answer numeral.

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Dependent claims

A game apparatus for playing a game to fill in cells with characters, comprising:

an answer character input means for inputting an answer character;
an answer character display means for displaying the answer character when the answer character is input by said answer character input means;
a game determination means for performing a game determination on the basis of said answer character;
a result display means for displaying a result of the game determination by said game determination means;
a note character input means for inputting a note character;
a note character display means for displaying the note character input by said note character input means;
and
a settling means for settling said note character as said answer character.

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A storage medium storing a handwriting input program for working a handwriting input device including a display means, a storage means, a handwriting input means as a handwriting input device, said program causes a computer of the handwriting input device to execute following steps:

a handwriting inputting step for storing a locus of a handwritten input in said storage means;
a locus region specifying step for specifying a region occupying the handwritten input region in which the locus is set in advance in said storage means on the basis of the locus of said handwritten input, and storing it in said storage means;
a character recognizing step for performing a character recognition process on the locus of the handwritten input stored in said storage means;
and
a recognition result displaying step for displaying said recognition result in a size corresponding to the size of the region specified according to said locus region specifying step and in a position corresponding to said region on said display means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Game apparatus and storage medium storing a handwriting input program

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Game apparatus and storage medium storing a handwriting input program

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