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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142277 | Program, game system, and movement control method for assisting a user to position a game object A game system receives special command input information input by the player when a moving object and a target have a predetermined positional relationship, and moves the moving object to a position at which bullets fired from the moving object can hit the target ir... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8130196 | Game performing method, storage medium, game apparatus, data signal and program A game performing method realizable of finer and easier operational input with a joy stick. The game performing method for an apparatus comprising an input section having an operating handle capable of inputting an inclination of a desired angle in a desired directi... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8100771 | Game device, server device, game process control method, and information storage medium In a car racing game, one player is given a crown in racecourse units which indicates that the player is the fastest player (champion) of the racecourse. A player can play a crown competition with the player possessing the crown aiming to acquire the crown. For exam... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8052532 | Information processing method and server system A league is formed by a given number of teams formed by a plurality of players and having an identical team level, and the teams compete for league ranking based on team points obtained in a given period. A team level of each team is changed based on the league rank... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052527 | Calculation control method, storage medium, and game device A plurality of first missions (mission A (M 1A), mission B (M1B), and mission C (M1C)) are set corresponding to different battle areas in a game space 2. The operations of NPCs are automatically controlled so that friend NPCs 8 and... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050502 | Two-Dimensional code generation method, two-dimensional code, two-dimensional code recognition method, and image recognition device A two-dimensional code in which given data is encoded as a two-dimensional image. The two-dimensional code includes as image elements: points each of which is placed at point placement reserved position in a two-dimensional region based on a binary data string uniqu... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8013865 | Program, information storage medium, image generation system, and image generation method for generating an image for overdriving the display device An image generation system including: a drawing section which draws an object to generate image data; and an overdrive effect processing section which performs overdrive effect processing for the generated image data and generates image data to be output to a displa... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7971880 | Token game machine A spiral rod that is rotated by a motor is disposed in a fall passage connected to a token chute 4. A second special game medium AM2 is captured at an opening W2 between the spiral rod and a rear wall positioned diagonally rearward from the spir... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7950991 | Game performing method, storage medium, game apparatus, data signal and program A game performing method for executing a given sports game which is proceeded by performing match-ups by a plurality of teams arranged for every game owning a plurality of player characters a plurality of times during a virtual competition period, involves varying a... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950589 | Program, information storage medium, two-dimensional code generation system, image generation system and printed material A two-dimensional code generation system including: a data acquisition section which acquires size data of the two-dimensional code, original data to be read from the two-dimensional code, and given binary design data; an unused data region determination section whi... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7918729 | Program product, image generation system, and image generation method An image generation system includes a display control section which controls display of images displayed in a touch panel display and a display, a movement control section which controls movement of a moving object, a game calculation section which performs processi... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7916679 | Wireless network system, wireless communication instrument, wireless communication instrument setting device, game process control method, information storage medium, and portable electronic instrument In a game system including a wireless LAN AP instrument and a portable game device, the AP instrument transmits a beacon signal including a MAC address of the AP instrument and a network ID obtained by encoding an instruction code so that the network ID can be decod... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7881521 | Rotational image generation method, program, and information storage medium and virtual camera A model object MOB (tree) having a plurality of part objects (branches) POB1 and POB2 each of which has a projection shape is arranged in an object space. Each of the POB1 and POB2 has a projecting portion formed on a display surface on w... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7855713 | Program, input evaluation system, and input evaluation method An input evaluation system for evaluating an operation input of an operator, including: a drawing section which generates an image which seems to have a depth, a first moving object moving in an object space in the image; an information acquisition section which acq... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7828295 | Game information, information storage medium and game apparatus Game information is provided that includes a table, a formed object incorporating a coil and a memory for storing identification information on the formed object. When a formed object is placed on the tablet, the apparatus obtains from the input system a placed posi... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7796132 | Image generation system and program An objective is to provide an image generation system and program which can overcome the problem of flickering in screen due to the appearance and disappearance of distant objects. A depth cueing processing is executed such that the color of an object being more dis... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7724255 | Program, information storage medium, and image generation system A program for generating an image, the program causing a computer to function as: an object space setting section which sets an object in an object space; a vertex processing section which performs per-vertex processing; and a pixel processing section which performs... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7722450 | Game system, program, and information storage medium A game system including: a music reproduction section which reproduces given music data stored in a storage section; a display control section which performs display control of changing a relative positional relationship among a direction mark which directs an opera... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7710419 | Program, information storage medium, and image generation system An image generation system including a vertex processing section and a pixel processing section. When subjecting an object which is distant from a virtual camera to predetermined processing which is implemented by a first processing and a second processing, the vert... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7706636 | Image generation system (game system), image generation method, program and information storage medium A part object which forms a model object is disposed by receiving a disposition direction for the part object and updating slot state data indicating a disposition state of the part object in a part slot provided corresponding to each part object. When another part ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703772 | Prize dispensing mechanism and game device A pusher-type prize dispensing device in which each of two support plates on which a bonus prize is placed is pivotally supported on one end on an axis of which the axial direction coincides with the horizontal and depth direction, and is locked almost horizontally ... | 04/27/2010 |
| D612433 | Game machine | 03/23/2010 |
| 7680322 | Method of fabricating printed material for stereoscopic viewing, and printed material for stereoscopic viewing Printed material for stereoscopic viewing is fabricated by creating images for the left eye and the right eye IL1 and IR1 for stereoscopic viewing, performing correction processing to remove perspective of images in the IL1 and IR1 at a b... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7667712 | Character coloring control method, game device, and information storage medium Whether or not a discoloring motion has been performed by a player character is determined, and a discoloration portion set for the determined discoloring motion is discolored. A discolored mark texture of which the discolored mark pattern is denser and of a thicker... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7666097 | Method for generating image animation effect A method for generating an image in a virtual space seen from a predetermined viewpoint, has: judging whether to start a motion of a first object placed in the virtual space; if it is judged to start the motion of the first object, automatically controlling the moti... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7651396 | Method, storage medium, apparatus, data signal and program for generating image of virtual space A method for executing a game having a motif of rolling an object combined with another object with which the object is contacted, on a surface of the object, and growing large like a snowball. The method has: controlling a rotation and a movement of a first object ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7628699 | Program, information storage medium, game system, and control method of the game system A game system includes: a direction mark storage section which stores image data of a direction mark that specifies a player's maneuver; a display controller which controls display of a plurality of display objects including the direction mark; a timing fetch sectio... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7609276 | Program, information storage medium, image generation system, and image generation method for generating an image for overdriving the display device An image generation system including: a drawing section which draws an object to generate image data; and an overdrive effect processing section which performs overdrive effect processing for the generated image data and generates image data to be output to a displa... | 10/27/2009 |
| D601565 | Controller for game machine | 10/06/2009 |
| D601564 | Controller for game machine | 10/06/2009 |
| 7596259 | Image generation system, image generation method, program, and information storage medium An image generation system includes a first image generation section for generating images IL1 and IR1 for the left eye and the right eye, a second image generation section for generating images IL2 and IR2 for the left eye and the right ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7582015 | Program, information storage medium and game system A game system includes: a direction mark storage section which stores image data of a direction mark which directs an operation of a player; a display control section which performs display control of a plurality of display objects including the direction mark; a ti... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7571487 | Terminal device, information storage medium, and data processing method A portable telephone is configured to include a storage section which includes a protected area and a user area, an encryption processing section which encrypts arbitrary data to generate encrypted data, a separation processing section which divides the encrypted da... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7563169 | Control lever device A control lever device includes: a control lever unit including an inner frame, a control lever supported by the inner frame in a manner to be movable about a fulcrum along a first direction, and a positioning roller attached in the inner frame and allowing the cont... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7479961 | Program, information storage medium, and image generation system An image generation system includes: a glare source drawing section which draws a glare source while referring to a Z value of an original image stored in a Z buffer to generate a first glare source image, and draws the glare source without referring to the Z value ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7405353 | Input device, game machine, simulated percussion instrument, and program A high-precision input device which has less delay in signal transmission and can sense a plurality of input signals is provided. This input device includes a planar first input area and a second input area annularly formed around the periphery of the first input ar... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402104 | Game performing method, game apparatus, storage medium, data signal and program A game performing method for executing a game by arranging a plurality of objects comprising a plurality of objects to be stuck and an operation object, in a virtual space, controlling rolling and movement of the operation object according to a player's input, and r... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399224 | Method of game character movement control in game space Provided is a game performing method for executing a given game by controlling movements of characters in a game space. The generated image of the game space has a set plurality of sample points in the game space; calculated positions of the characters; calculated a... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7390254 | Soccer game method for use in game apparatus, involves recognizing areas pertaining to power of character group, based on calculated arrival times of characters up to sample points A game executing method for making a computer device execute a given game by generating an image of a game space, and for analyzing and outputting a power distribution of a character group in the game space, the character group including a plurality of characters mo... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7374480 | Game performing method, storage medium, game apparatus, data signal and program A method for adding a new game performance to a game wherein players enjoy operating own registered characters by inputting own accounts. The game performing method for performing a predetermined game wherein a plurality of players operates own registered characters... | 05/20/2008 |
