# US 2014/0155157 A1 · Rhythm game control apparatus and rhythm game control program

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- Number: US 2014/0155157 A1
- Document ID: US20140155157A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/083,735
- Filed: 2013-11-19
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30
- Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX (also trading as SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)
- Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX (also trading as SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)
- Inventors: Ichiro HAZAMA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140155157A1

## CPC

- A63F 13/00: Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
- A63F 13/533: for prompting the player, e.g. by displaying a game menu
- A63F 13/63: by the player, e.g. authoring using a level editor
- A63F 13/814: Musical performances, e.g. by evaluating the player's ability to follow a notation
- A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A rhythm game control apparatus for controlling progress of a rhythm game is provided. Basic music score information indicating a basic music score on which a trigger arrangement permissible mark is arranged and music score information indicating a music score are stored. A display device is caused to display a music score editing screen on which the basic music score can be edited. The trigger is arranged on the basic music score in accordance with a trigger arranging request received from a player when an arranging request position of the trigger by the trigger arranging request is an arrangement permissible position at which a trigger arrangement permissible mark is arranged. The music score information is registered in the music score information memory indicating the music score for which the trigger is arranged on the basic music score and the basic music score is thereby edited.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rhythm game control apparatus for controlling progress of a rhythm game while reproducing music and causing a display device to display one or more trigger on a display screen of the display device, the display device including a touch panel, each of the one or more trigger indicating an operation sign to prompt a player to input an operation according to a rhythm of the music, the rhythm game control apparatus comprising:
a basic music score information memory for storing basic music score information, the basic music score information indicating a basic music score on which one or more trigger arrangement permissible mark is arranged, the trigger arrangement permissible mark indicating an arrangement permissible position for the one or more trigger;
a music score information memory for storing music score information, the music score information indicating a music score on which the one or more trigger is arranged, the music score being used in the rhythm game;
a music score editing screen display controller for causing the display device to display a music score editing screen on which the basic music score indicated by the basic music score information can be edited;
a trigger arranging request receiver for receiving a trigger arranging request from the player on the music score editing screen on the basis of a trigger arranging operation by the player;
a trigger arranger for arranging each of the one or more trigger on the basic music score in accordance with the trigger arranging request received by the trigger arranging request receiver in a case where an arranging request position of each trigger by the trigger arranging request is an arrangement permissible position at which a trigger arrangement permissible mark is arranged; and
an edited music score information register for registering the music score information in the music score information memory, the music score information indicating the music score for which the trigger arranger arranges the one or more trigger on the basic music score and the basic music score is thereby edited.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The rhythm game control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the music score editing screen display controller causes the display device to display the music score editing screen on which the music score indicated by the music score information registered in the music score information memory can be edited,
wherein the trigger arranger arranges a trigger on the music score in response to the trigger arranging request in a case where the arranging request position of the trigger by the trigger arranging request is an arrangement permissible position at which a trigger arrangement permissible mark is arranged, and
wherein the edited music score information register registers the music score information, which indicates the music score edited so that the trigger arranger arranges the trigger on the music score, in the music score information memory.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The rhythm game control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a trigger arrangement changing request receiver for receiving a trigger arrangement changing request on the music score editing screen by a trigger arrangement changing operation of the player; and
a trigger arrangement position changer for changing the arrangement position of the trigger in accordance with the trigger arrangement changing request in a case where the arrangement changing request position of the trigger by the trigger arrangement changing request is another arrangement permissible position at which another trigger arrangement permissible mark is arranged,
wherein the edited music score information register registers the music score information, which indicates the music score edited so that the trigger arrangement position changer changes the arrangement position of the trigger, in the music score information memory.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The rhythm game control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the music score editing screen display controller causes the display device to selectively display the one or more trigger arrangement permissible mark on the basis of a size of the music score editing screen to be displayed on the display screen.

### Claim 5

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a rhythm game control program for causing a computer to control progress of a rhythm game while reproducing music and causing a display device to display one or more trigger on a display screen of the display device, the display device including a touch panel, each of the one or more trigger indicating an operation sign to prompt a player to input an operation according to a rhythm of the music,
wherein the computer comprises:
a basic music score information memory for storing basic music score information, the basic music score information indicating a basic music score on which one or more trigger arrangement permissible mark is arranged, the trigger arrangement permissible mark indicating an arrangement permissible position for the one or more trigger; and
a music score information memory for storing music score information, the music score information indicating a music score on which the one or more trigger is arranged, the music score being used in the rhythm game, and
wherein the rhythm game control program causes the computer to execute:
causing the display device to display a music score editing screen on which the basic music score indicated by the basic music score information can be edited;
receiving a trigger arranging request from the player on the music score editing screen on the basis of a trigger arranging operation by the player;
arranging each of the one or more trigger on the basic music score in accordance with the trigger arranging request received in the receiving a trigger arranging request in a case where an arranging request position of each trigger by the trigger arranging request is an arrangement permissible position at which a trigger arrangement permissible mark is arranged; and
registering the music score information in the music score information memory, the music score information indicating the music score for which the one or more trigger is arranged on the basic music score and the basic music score is thereby edited.