Patent ID: 8425319
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A direction control system for setting a first control direction based on an input onto a four direction switch representing four directions, the direction control system comprising: a first input direction obtaining unit configured to obtain a first input direction representing either a direction between two directions among the four directions, or one of the four directions, based on the input onto the four direction switch; a determination unit configured to determine whether the first input direction indicates a first direction representing one of the four directions, or a second direction representing a direction between two directions among the four directions; and a direction setting unit configured to update the first control direction based on the first input direction, wherein the first control direction is changed to approach the first input direction such that, when the first input direction indicates the second direction, a rate at which the first control direction is changed to approach the first input direction is reduced as compared to when the first input direction indicates the first direction; wherein the direction setting unit is configured to change the rate at which the first control direction is changed to approach the first input direction, based on a difference between the first input direction and the first control direction.