US 9,433,864 B2 · Computer device, control method of computer device, and storage medium

Abstract

Provided is a computer device which changes a demonstration image to be displayed when a game is played next, according to a state of proceeding of a main part of the game, and can attract the user's interest on the demonstration image. The computer device comprises a game proceeding control section (game proceeding control module) which causes a game to proceed in response to a user's manipulation; a game proceeding management section (game proceeding management module) which manages a state of proceeding of the game; and a demonstration image generating/outputting section (demonstration image generating/outputting module) which outputs a demonstration image to a monitor before the game is played; wherein the demonstration image generating/outputting section is configured to change the demonstration image to be output to the monitor before the game is played, according to the state of proceeding of the game.

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Dependent claims

A computer device comprising a processor configured to execute:

a game proceeding control module which receives a user's manipulation and in response, causes a game to proceed;
a game proceeding management module which manages a state of proceeding of the game;
a virtual game space generating module which generates a virtual game space including a character;
and
a demonstration image output module which outputs a demonstration image as a digest movie of content of the game to a display section connected to the computer device before the game is played;
wherein the demonstration image output module is configured to change the demonstration image to be output to the display section before the game is played, according to the state of proceeding of the game, and to reflect an external feature including at least one of appearance, body length, and accessories of the character as a status of the character changing as the game proceeds, on the character appearing in the demonstration image.

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A method of controlling a computer device, comprising, with a processor, executing the steps of:

receiving a user's manipulation and in response, proceeding a game;
managing a state of proceeding of the game;
generating a virtual game space including a character;
and
outputting a demonstration image as a digest movie of content of the game to a display section connected to the computer device before the game is played;
wherein in the step of outputting the demonstration image, the demonstration image to be output to the display section before the game is played is changed, according to the state of proceeding of the game, and an external feature including at least one of appearance, body length, and accessories of the character as a status of the character changing as the game proceeds is reflected on the character appearing in the demonstration image, when the character appears in the demonstration image.

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A non-transitory storage medium which is computer-device-readable, and contains commands executed by a processor in the computer device, the commands causing the computer device to execute the steps of:

receiving a user's manipulation and in response, proceeding a game;
managing a state of proceeding of the game;
generating a virtual game space including a character;
and
outputting a demonstration image as a digest movie of content of the game to a display section connected to the computer device before the game is played;
wherein in the step of outputting the demonstration image, the demonstration image to be output to the display section before the game is played is changed before the game is played, according to the state of proceeding of the game, and an external feature including at least one of appearance, body length, and accessories of the character as a status of the character changing as the game proceeds is reflected on the character appearing in the demonstration image, when the character appears in the demonstration image.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Computer device, control method of computer device, and storage medium

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Computer device, control method of computer device, and storage medium

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Abstract

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