Patent ID: 6043822
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: A63F,G06F,G06N,G06T

Abstract:
A user-carryable image display apparatus for displaying on a display means any one of a plurality of living thing images respectively representing corresponding growing stages stored in a read-only type image storage means, the image display apparatus comprising:time counting means for counting time-counting pulse signals to provide acquired time counting data; anddisplay control means for controlling said display means to display thereon an image of a living thing corresponding to a growing stage next to that represented by a currently displayed image of the living thing after reading the living thing image of the next growing stage from said image storage means storing the plurality of living thing images only if both following conditions are met: (i) a value of at least one growth element data which is externally input to control the growth of the living thing reaches a predetermined value, and (ii) a predetermined time period lapses based on said acquired time counting data.