Title:
MULTIPURPOSE KEYBOARD SETTING PROGRAM IN KEYBOARD GAME PROGRAM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3578273
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a setting program which enables a game program side to set a key according to the number of keys of a multipurpose keyboard connected to a game apparatus.
SOLUTION: The keyboard comprising the prescribed number of keys is connected to a game machine main body 16 and the key board is operated according to an image display-controlled on a monitor 9, thereby a prescribed game can be played with the game program KGP. The program comprises the number of keys detecting and computing sequences (S2 to S9) for detecting and computing the number of keys of the keyboard 17 connected to the game machine main body and keyboard setting sequences (S9 to S13) for setting one or more key sets to the multipurpose keyboard according to the number of detected and computed keys when the detected and computed number of the keys of the multipurpose keyboard is equal to the prescribed number of keys or more. Since a keyboard program can be easily enjoyed also with the multipurpose keyboard, it is not necessary to prepare an exclusive controller and a multipurpose game program can be provided.
Inventors:
Rinri Uehara
Hideya Kazunori
Yasukiyo Nomura
Hitomi Terada
Hideya Kazunori
Yasukiyo Nomura
Hitomi Terada
Application Number:
JP2002046659A
Publication Date:
October 20, 2004
Filing Date:
February 22, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONAMI CORPORATION
International Classes:
A63F13/245; A63F13/5375; A63F13/814; A63F13/98; G06F3/023; G10G1/02; G10H1/00; (IPC1-7): A63F13/00; A63F13/02; G10G1/02; G10H1/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2001246155A | ||||
| JP2002000936A | ||||
| JP2001100892A | ||||
| JP200192770A | ||||
| JP3015862B2 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinji Aida
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