Patent ID: 6118458
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: A63F,G06F,G06N,G06T

Abstract:
An image display control device for displaying an image of a living thing comprising:living thing image storage means (ROM 13 of FIGS. 1, 3; ROM 23 of FIGS. 9, 10) for prestoring a plurality of living thing images respectively corresponding to a plurality of predetermined growth steps from an initial growth step to an end growth step;display means (display section 16 of FIG. 1; display section 26 of FIG. 9) for displaying the plurality of living thing images stored in said living thing image storage means;growth element data storage means (RAM 14 of FIG. 1; registers 14c-14d of FIG. 4; RAM 24 of FIG. 9; registers 24d, 24e of FIG. 11) for storing growth element data for controlling growth of said living thing when at least one kind of said growth element data is input thereto; anddisplay control means (CPU 11 of FIG. 1; CPU 21 of FIG. 9) for displaying on said display means a living thing image corresponding to said initial growth step (B11, B10 of FIG. 7; X18, X8 of FIG. 12) read from the plurality of living thing images stored in said living thing image storage means instead of a currently displayed living thing image when a value of the growth element data stored in said growth element data storage means reaches a predetermined value (B7 of FIG. 7; X15 of FIG. 12) and when said currently displayed living thing image corresponds to said end growth step or a step near said end growth step (B8=YES in FIG. 7; X16=YES in FIG. 12), said display control means displaying on said display means a living thing image of a next growth step (B9, B10 of FIG. 7; X17, X8 of FIG. 12) read from the plurality of living thing images stored in said living thing image storage means instead of said currently displayed living thing image when the value of the growth element data stored in said growth element data storage means reaches the predetermined value (B7 of FIG. 7; X15 of FIG. 12) and said living thing image does not correspond to said end growth step or a step near said end growth step (B8=NO in FIG. 7; X16=NO in FIG. 12).