Patent ID: 8764533

Claim:
A user interface processing apparatus, comprising: an attack action selecting operation receiver that receives an action selection operation for selecting an attack action of a player character in a video game, the attack action being an attack that is executable on an attack target character by the player character in the video game; an attack target selecting operation receiver that receives a target selection operation for selecting the attack target character of the player character in the video game; a spotlight information generator that generates spotlight information in accordance with the attack target character and the attack action after the attack target selecting operation receiver receives the target selection operation and the attack action selecting operation receiver receives the action selection operation, the spotlight information containing at least coordinate information indicating a coordinate at which the attack target character is positioned; a spotlight screen display controller that displays a spotlight screen in accordance with the spotlight information generated by the spotlight information generator, the spotlight screen including a spotlight illuminating region for receiving an operation input and a darkened region for receiving a request to cancel the target selection operation; and a selection determiner that determines whether one of the spotlight illuminating region and the darkened region is selected, wherein, when the selection determiner determines that the spotlight illuminating region is selected, the attack action is confirmed and executed on the attack target character, when the selection determiner determines that the darkened region is selected, the target selection operation is cancelled, the spotlight illuminating region includes at least one area that encircles the attack target character and the player character, the at least one area, including the encircled player character, being selectable for confirming and executing the attack action on the attack target character, the darkened region includes an area other than the spotlight illuminating region, and the spotlight illuminating region has a higher luminous intensity than the darkened region.