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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168435 | Apparatus, method and storing medium for a virtual role playing game control An apparatus, method and recording medium for controlling a game where a battle occurs in virtual space between one or more player characters acting according to manipulation of a player and one or more enemy characters acting independently of the manipulation of th... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7264547 | Game apparatus, game image preparation method and information storage medium There are disclosed a game apparatus, game image preparation method and information storage medium that when a player character moves in a three-dimensional game space, sets a plurality of viewpoints in the field of view in which this character is included and prepa... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7106324 | Image generating system and program An image generating system and a program enabling scissoring of a polygon in a three-dimensional stage to prevent display failure of a polygon on a screen end or at a short distance from the viewpoint with a reduced computation load. The system performs scissoring p... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101283 | Game machine and information storage medium A game machine is disclosed in which a visual point position is automatically changed after an elapse of a fixed time if an object exists between a player character and a visual point position as the player character is seen from the visual point position in a three... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7064753 | Image generating method, storage medium, image generating apparatus, data signal and program An image generating method for producing a pictorial image at higher speed when a three-dimensional object is arranged in an object space. The image generating method has: operating a normal line to a surface of a three-dimensional object; setting a plurality of sam... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7046242 | Game system, program and image generating method An object is to provide a game system, program and image generating method which can effectively generate an image having an edge line of higher quality. The image of an edge line EDL of an object OB is changed depending on a distance between the object and the view... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042463 | Image generating system and program It is an object to provide an image generating system and program which can generate such an image as in the real world with reduced processing load. The alpha-value for each pixel in the original image is set to a value corresponding to its Z-value. The set alpha-v... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017904 | Token-operated game machine A token-operated game machine enabling continuous insertion of tokens without stop of a game such that a player can enjoy the game without troublesome motions such as crouching or reaching out. A game is played by inserting a token into a token entrance, and a token... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014562 | Video game machine and after-image display method of video game machine An after-image of a ball is displayed on traces of the ball so that each gamer recognizes in which direction and at which speed the shot ball flies. A real ball 30 really exists in a virtual space on a screen and flies from the left to the right in the figure... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7015908 | Image generation system and information storage medium There are provided an image generation system and information storage medium which can generate an image of a simple object with reduced processing load, the brightness of the simple object being variable according to the amount of light sent from a light source and... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008323 | Image generation method and program An objective is to provide an image generation system and program which can implement a realistic image with less processing load and without giving any unnatural feel to a player. It is determined whether or not any obstruction OB intervenes between an enemy charac... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6982717 | Game apparatus, storage medium and computer program A game apparatus, a storage medium and a computer program, capable of easily and effectively reducing strange images caused by a restriction of a resolution or a refresh rate of a display unit of the game apparatus. The game apparatus comprises: an image generation ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6967650 | Image generating system and program Am image generating system and program which can generate an image in which the change of state in an object propagate with less amount of data and reduced load in computation is provided. The image generating system generates an aggregate object (600) which ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964607 | Game system and game method There is provided a game system which can change the configuration of an image based on the detected illuminating position of a light illuminating device to improve the effect of a game. The game system includes a light detection section which detects a position of ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6949023 | Game machine and information storage medium The objective of the present invention is to provide a game machine, a musical tone generation device, and an information storage medium that make it possible to synchronize reproduced sounds and images, even if faults such as skips in those sounds or images occur d... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6947046 | Image generation method, program, and information storage medium Motion data of a model object is blended based on individual blend ratios βA and βB that are set for each bone of a skeleton. The individual blend ratios βB for bones at end portions of the skeleton (weapons, hands, and feet) are high whereas those for main struc... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6927777 | Image generating system and program It is an object to provide an image generating system and program which can generate such an image as in the real world with reduced processing load. The alpha-value for each pixel in the original image is set to a value corresponding to its Z-value. The set alpha-v... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926610 | Position indication device, and information storage medium The objective is to prevent erroneous operation of an optical sensor while removing restrictions on the degree of freedom of design. In a handgun-shaped controller comprising a lens for focusing light that is incident on a muzzle and an optical sensor 18 for ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921333 | Information supply system and program for a multi-player game In order to provide an information supply system and a program for a multi-player game that are capable of giving dramatic development to a game story based on selections input by the players, a system is provided with a game information generation section which gen... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6915422 | Personal identification system The present invention discloses a personal identification system for identifying when subscriber number data input from a mobile communication apparatus is received, a user who requests access to personal information stored in personal information storage unit based... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6891534 | Method, apparatus, storage medium, program, and program product for generating image data of virtual space A method for generating realistic image data of particle system objects locations of which change as time passes, in a light operation load and a little storage capacity. The method for generating image data of a virtual space viewed from a predetermined view point,... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6890261 | Game system, program and image generation method A game system, program and image generating method for drawing an object viewed from various angles are provided. The thickness of an outline image of the object is changed depending on the face shape of the object. The outline image is drawn with a thicker outline ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6882975 | Method, storage medium, apparatus, server and program for providing an electronic chat A method for expressing a feeling and so on included in a speech of a player, more plainly, when the player has a chat through a network. The method for providing an electronic chat between a first apparatus controlling a first own player character and a second appa... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6850242 | Image generating system and program It is an objective to provide a image generating system and program capable of performing an environment mapping which can accurately represent the reflection of light source and the like. An environment texture to be viewed in an upward direction from an object is ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6847361 | Image generation system and program The present invention provides an image generation system and program that apply shading for producing a cel animation type of image, with a reduced processing load. Brightness information is set for each pixel of a two-dimensional image that is obtained by perspect... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6828969 | Game system, program and image generating method A game system, program and image generating method which can effectively generate an image of an edge line in a more natural manner are provided. The image of an edge line EDL of an object OB is drawn in an inside area of an edge of the object OB. The object is tran... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6821206 | Game machine, game route selection method, and information storage medium There are disclosed a game machine, game route selection method and information storage medium that in case where a plurality of performance positions in a three-dimensional space where a game performance corresponding to a player's operation instruction is performe... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6798408 | Image generation apparatus, method and recording medium An image generation apparatus, method and recording medium capable of expressing natural shadows with respect to changes of the motion of the character and creating shadows with less load on the CPU. It is possible to express a natural shadow with respect to changes... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6798402 | Received-light pattern detection apparatus There is provided a received-light pattern detection apparatus capable of reading received-light pattern data within a period of time shorter than a read interval of a video game, including a transfer time. A received-light pattern detection apparatus for detecting ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6795082 | Image generation system, program and image generation method Movie texture mapping is performed in which compressed textures CTEX-1 to CTEX-N are expanded to form expanded texture ETEX-1 to ETEX-N which are in turn mapped onto an object in a sequential manner. Movie texture mapping for the random replay is perfo... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6772121 | Virtual pet device and control program recording medium therefor A special relation is formed between an owner and a virtual pet and a sense for feeling a pet more similar to a true pet is produced. Voice inputted from a microphone 22 is recognized by a recognizing part 20. Then, a speaker data base 12 | 08/03/2004 |
| 6769687 | Token-operated game machine A token-operated game machine enabling continuous insertion of tokens without stop of a game such that a player can enjoy the game without troublesome motions such as crouching or reaching out. A game is played by inserting a token into a token entrance, and a token... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6764401 | Game system and program An objective is to provide a game system and program which can simply and easily execute a game operation command having a complicated operation procedure. A command list (14) showing techniques each of which is executed normally by manipulating buttons of a ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6749514 | Game system and information storage medium There is provided a game system and information storage medium in which a player can easily grasp the contents of the saved data or the game state on the data saving. The game system can play a game based on a desired saved data when the desired saved data is select... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6746333 | Game system, game machine and game data distribution device, together with computer-usable information for accessing associated data of a game over a network The objective is to provide a game system that satisfies the collecting passions game players and increases their degree of satisfaction in the game. The invention provides a game system that makes it possible for a player to access data which relates to a ga... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6688983 | Client computer, server computer, network ranking system, network ranking method, task processing method and recording medium A client computer, server computer, network ranking system, network ranking method, task processing method and recording medium is provided allowing even experienced players to keep a feeling of tension and allowing even beginners to have chances to be ra... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6677935 | Position pointing device, program, and pointed position detecting method An objective is to provide a position pointing device, a program and a method for detecting the position pointing device which relates to a device pointing a position on a display screen and which can discriminate a scan mode of a display device and obtai... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6674442 | Image memory system An object of the invention is to provide an image memory system capable of efficiently reading out image data also in case of consecutively reading out image data from an image memory along a direction other than the direction in which a burst access can ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6663391 | Spotlighted position detection system and simulator A spotlighted position detection system and simulator which can eliminate the influence of unnecessary light such as an external light and exactly detect a spotlighted position. There is provided a game machine which comprises: a half mirror as a display ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6663491 | Game apparatus, storage medium and computer program that adjust tempo of sound A game apparatus, a storage medium and a computer program, suitable to games that can be experienced by a player using an entire body to play a game. The game apparatus comprises: a storage section for storing a predetermined assigned movement for a playe... | 12/16/2003 |
