Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| 20120040728 | Inflatable Vehicles for Simulating Driving for use with Video Games An inflatable vehicle for simulating a driving experience while playing realistic computer-video driving games such as the WII games. The vehicle is life-like in construction and allows a player to sit therein while playing driving game. A steering wheel or handle bar i... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120034961 | ONLINE GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Computer implemented gaming methods are provided that include the identifying a plurality of securities to participate in a race; computing odds at an open of the race for at least one type of bet for each of the plurality of the identified securities; publishing using ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120028694 | System and method for image recognized content creation There is provided a system and method for image recognized content creation. There is provided a method comprising capturing an image from a camera, analyzing the image to recognize a plurality of elements, converting the plurality of elements into custom content data, ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110275425 | CONDUCTING A JACKPOT RACE EVENT A system for wagering on a jackpot race event, comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores a qualifying bet associated with a customer and comprising a first bet component and a second bet component. The first bet component is associated with a first qualifyin... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110269516 | Game of Chance An embodiment of the invention is a game of chance involving a plurality of traveling animals 10, each animal having a left foot 12 and a right foot 14, wherein a result is obtained by a determination of the relative positions and/or direction of mo... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110256912 | POWER PLAY GAME MECHANICS Method, article and apparatus for executing computer games, and in particular, computer-based racing games. In a racing game, a player may be allowed to earn one or more game play options which may be exercised during the race. The game play options, when exercised, may... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110256913 | Player Made Tournament Application and Method Some embodiments of invention provide a method for creating a player made tournament. The method can comprise displaying a tournament creation page including a plurality of variables and at least one option for each of the plurality of variables. Some embodiments furthe... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110250938 | TIME HORSE RACING GAME A gaming method enabling betters to bet on the incremental outcome of a race. A selected race is divided into a plurality of segments. Bets are accepted from betters who select numbers corresponding to a time or fraction thereof of a racer having the fastest elapsed tim... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110250937 | Race participant tracking via wireless positioning technology and near real time reporting of location and pertinent race metrics to the participant and optionally to other individuals or publication on the internet Method of tracking race participants via the Global Positioning System, providing near real time feedback to the race participant, and optionally to others individuals or to publication on the web at the user's preference. Feedback to include graphical and tabular prese... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110230244 | GAME SYSTEM AND GAME PROGRAM A reroute table MT in which a new route is set to a reroute point Lr with respect to each of the routes R1, R2, R3 where a predetermined destination is set, a route determining portion 40d which determines the present route R, a positi... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110201395 | Videogame System And Method That Enables Characters To Earn Virtual Fans By Completing Secondary Objectives A videogame may be provided to one or more users in which characters controlled by users earn fans that impact the videogame similarly to fans in real life. For example, a character may earn virtual currency, be invited to participate in events and/or teams, obtain spon... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110195763 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING BOARD GAME SERVICE IN MOBILE TERMINAL Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for providing a board game in a mobile terminal of a mobile communication system. An apparatus for providing a board game service in a mobile terminal, said apparatus comprising: a display means for displaying a game progress statu... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110159936 | SPEED-DEPENDENT SUGGESTED DRIVING LINES In a video game or simulator, suggested speed indicators are computed along a suggested driving line on a path (e.g., a race track) and displayed in a simple, progressive, and user-friendly format. The displayed speed indicators are based on a racer's current speed and ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110086686 | INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GAME Methods, apparatus and articles for dynamically facilitating user interaction with a program are provided. A user is may be provided with refresher elements (or a tutorial) based on the period of time since the user's last session (or level of skill). Programs which may... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110081955 | Enhanced parimutuel wagering Methods and systems for engaging in enhanced parimutuel wagering and gaming. In one embodiment, different types of bets can be offered and processed in the same betting pool on an underlying event, such as a horse or dog race, a sporting event or a lottery, and the prem... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110059783 | SPEED-DEPENDENT SUGGESTED DRIVING LINES In a video game or simulator, suggested speed indicators are computed along a suggested driving line on a path (e.g., a race track) and displayed in a simple, progressive, and user-friendly format. The displayed speed indicators are based on a racer's current speed and ... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110034226 | VIDEO DRIVING GAME SYSTEM AND CONTROL DEVICE A video driving game system includes a game console and a control device. The game console includes a processor unit for executing a driving game so as to manipulate a virtual driving vehicle and a display apparatus having a display screen for displaying the virtual dri... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100331066 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING BETTING DURING RACE AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD Disclosed herein are a system and a method of enabling betting during a race and a storage medium storing a program for executing the method. The method includes the steps of (a) before the start of a race, allowing bets to be made based on indicated odds; and (b) after... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100279755 | CHARACTERS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL GAMING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENTS Methods and apparatus affecting the interaction between characters and a three-dimensional wagering game environment are described herein.... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100240430 | COMPUTING A TARGET SPEED IN A VIRTUAL RACING ENVIRONMENT A target speed profile for a specified racer is computed at various points along a track. The calculation is based on the real world physics of the racing environment and incorporates physical characteristics of the track, including curvature, undulation, and/or camber.... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100227659 | Safety Contestant Progress Registration A novel system and method provides an RFID tag usable to track a participant in a contest, wherein the RFID tag is permanently embedded into or onto a racing bib, also referred to as a timing bib. The embedding of the RFID tag into the timing bib serves to deter cheatin... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100216530 | SYSTEM AND METHOD CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE A LOCATION-BASED VEHICULAR RACING VIDEOGAME A system and method are configured to provide a videogame to one or more players. The videogame may involve a series of different virtual geographic locations at which players perform activities. A group of players may be associated with each location. The players may i... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100173687 | SPEED-DEPENDENT SUGGESTED DRIVING LINES In a video game or simulator, suggested speed indicators are computed along a suggested driving line on a path (e.g., a race track) and displayed in a simple, progressive, and user-friendly format. The displayed speed indicators are based on a racer's current speed and ... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100160013 | Vehicle tracking system, method and game The “Vehicle Tracking System and Game” integrates a GPS navigation system with invention specific hardware and software. A user installs a mobile unit on his race vehicle which features software allowing a processor connected to the electronics of the user's vehicle... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100160014 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VIRTUAL COMPETITION A system configured to be coupled with a participant of an activity. The system comprises: a participant activity monitoring unit configured for monitoring a performance of the activity by the participant; an activity information module configured for storing performanc... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100137047 | COMMUNITY GAMING SYSTEM WITH HYBRID COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL OUTCOMES AND AWARDS A method for conducting a community wagering game on one or more gaming devices comprises receiving a first wager from a first player and determining a first modifier associated with the first player based upon play of a first base game. The method further comprises tri... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100124960 | GAMING DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED TO SECONDARY GAMING In various embodiments, a player may place a bet on one or more previously played games. Other systems and methods are disclosed.... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100113115 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VEHICLE COMPETITION WITH ENHANCED GHOSTING FEATURES A system and method for computerized competition useful for rewarding a player. The system and method may be utilized in arcade games, personal computer games, dedicated video games, networked games, and simulators. The method may include selecting a target reward level... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100062817 | METHOD OF DEFINING A COMMON FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR A VIDEO GAME SYSTEM The invention relates to a method of defining a common frame of reference for a video game system. The system comprises at least two remotely-controlled vehicles (1), a first vehicle and a second vehicle, each comprising a video sensor (19), and a referenc... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100056237 | Betting System and Method A method (100) and betting system (120) for a betting agency (102) to accept a bet (103) from a participant (101). The betting system (120) includes: the betting agency (102) receiving the bet (103) from the partic... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100056238 | RACING MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION SYSTEM A system that automates the resetting of race field running order following a caution period by collecting data from existing race timing and scoring systems and communicating field reordering instructions directly to racing participants.... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100048271 | DRIVING GAME STEERING WHEEL SIMULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS A vehicle simulation such as for example a driving game can be provided by displaying an image of a steering wheel on a touch sensitive screen. Touch inputs are used to control the rotational orientation of displayed steering wheel. The rotational orientation of the dis... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100041453 | METHOD FOR PLAYING CASINO-STYLE GAMES OF CHANCE WITH PARI-MUTUEL RACE OUTCOMES A method of playing a game of chance by mapping pari-mutuel racing event results to a die or a playing card value to represent a roll of a pair of dice or to represent a dealt hand for a player in games of chance is presented. Wagers are made based on the predicted outc... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100009735 | METHOD OF DISPLAY ADJUSTMENT FOR A VIDEO GAME SYSTEM The invention relates to a method of display adjustment (49) for a video game system (1, 3). The system comprises a remotely-controlled vehicle (1) with a sensor (31) for sensing the attitude of the vehicle (1), and an electronic entit... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090291725 | GAME MACHINE A game executer is operable to sequentially execute a plurality of racing games in which a plurality of racing members compete to each other. An instruction receiver is adapted to receive, from a player, a first instruction for causing a personal racing member prepared ... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090280881 | GAME MACHINE AND PROGRAM A first game executer is operable to execute a racing game in which a plurality of racing members compete to each other. A second game executer is operable to execute a training game for training a plurality of trained objects including a first trained object adapted to... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090239600 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING MACHINE AND GAME CONTROL METHOD WITH COMPENSATION PROCESSING BASED ON LOWER LIMIT OF ODDS In a racing game, a main controller 20 accepts bet from each of a plurality of terminal devices 30, during a bet accepting period. In a case where final odds, calculated after the expiration of the bet accepting period, is not greater than a predetermined ... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090239597 | GAMING SYSTEM AND GAME CONTROL METHOD ENABLING TO BET ON A PAYOUT AMOUNT OF A PLAYER WHO WON AN AWARD ASIDE FROM A BET TO A PLURALITY OF CHARACTERS In a racing game, a main control unit 112 of a main controller 20 accepts a first bet on characters and a side bet. A payout for the side bet is provided in a case where the greatest payout amount among the terminals for the first bet reaches a threshold v... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090239598 | GAMING SYSTEM ENABLING TO BET ON ANY TEAM FORMED WITH A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF CHARACTERS APPEARED IN A RACING GAME IN WHICH A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF RACES ARE PLAYED AS A SET, GAMING MACHINE, AND GAME CONTROL METHOD A racing game is provided in which a main controller 20 accepts bets on teams in addition to bets on characters participating in each race, from a plurality of terminal devices 30, for a predetermined plurality of racing games. After the predetermined plur... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090239599 | Horse Race Gaming Machine In the horse race gaming machine 60001, orders of arrival in racing games are stored for each of the player's racehorses. If the player's racehorses, in consecutive racing games equal to or more than a predetermined number of times including a result of this raci... | 09/24/2009 |
