Patent ID: 7062157

Claim:
An entertainment system comprising: an entertainment apparatus having a control unit for executing various programs; at least one input device for inputting a manual control request of a user to said entertainment apparatus; a monitor for displaying an image outputted from said entertainment apparatus; first means for extracting data successively inputted by a user by operating said input device and displaying a pattern image based on said extracted data; second means for displaying an image other than said pattern image from an area where said pattern image is displayed; third means for determining whether said pattern image based on said data extracted by said first means satisfies a predetermined judging criterion or not; fourth means for maintaining display of said image displayed by said second means if said third means determines that said pattern image satisfies said predetermined judging criterion; and fifth means for changing said image displayed by said second means to another image and displaying said another image if said third means determines that said pattern image does not satisfy said predetermined judging criterion.