Terminal display control method, terminal display system and server apparatus

A terminal display system for executing a game between a plurality of terminal devices via a network, a first terminal device of the plurality of terminal devices functioning as a shared device, the first terminal device comprising:

• an operation acceptance unit configured to accept information based an operation in a second terminal device of the plurality of terminal devices, the second terminal device being other than the shared device;
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• a game progress unit configured to display a game image which reflects the information accepted by the operation acceptance unit upon a content of the game, the second terminal device comprising:
• a display;
• a touch panel configured to be integral with the display;
• an image acceptance unit configured to accept a controller image used in the game;
• a setup unit configured to set at least one of a presence/absence of a function, a number, a size, a shape and a position of disposition, with respect to an operation element in the controller image accepted by the image acceptance unit;
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• a control unit configured to make variable, in accordance with a content of the setting by the setup unit, a state of the controller image displayed on the display, and an operation standard of the operation element corresponding to an input on the touch panel.

A server apparatus for providing a game to a plurality of terminal devices which are connected via a network and each of which includes a touch panel configured to be integral with a display, the server apparatus comprising:

• a sharing setup unit configured to accept an operation for setting up a shared device configured to display an image for sharing, the shared device being included in the plurality of terminal devices;
• an operation acceptance unit configured to accept information based on operation in a terminal device other than the shared device;
• a game progress unit configured to cause the terminal device, which is the shared device, to display a game image which reflects the information accepted by the operation acceptance unit upon a content of the game;
• a first transmission unit configured to transmit a controller image, which is used in the game, to the terminal device other than the shared device, and to cause the terminal device other than the shared device to display the controller image;
• a setup acceptance unit configured to set at least one of a presence/absence of a function, a number, a size, a shape and a position of disposition, with respect to an operation element in the controller image, based on an operation in the terminal device other than the shared device;
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• a control unit configured to make variable, in accordance with a content of setting by the setup acceptance unit, a state of the controller image displayed on the display of the terminal device other than the shared device, and an operation standard of the operation element corresponding to an input on the touch panel.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a terminal display control program for using as a controller of a game a terminal device including a touch panel which is configured to be integral with a display, the program being executable by a computer, the program controlling the computer to execute functions of:

• selecting a controller image which is used in the game;
• setting at least one of a presence/absence of a function, a number, a size, a shape and a position of disposition, with respect to an operation element in the controller image;
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• making variable, in accordance with a content of the setting, a state of the controller image displayed on the display, and an operation standard of the operation element corresponding to an input on the touch panel.