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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7909332 | Interactive sports-themed game An interactive sports-themed game is disclosed. The game involves generating a list of predicted outcomes of the next play of a live sporting event, ranking the list, selecting one or more of the predicted outcomes to form a subset list. The outcome of the next play... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7422523 | Handheld pinball game having a changeable display A hand-held pinball game has a changeable display. The pinball game has a housing having a front face. A display screen is formed in the front face of the housing. A first opening is formed in the housing. A display card is visible through the display screen. The di... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7401786 | Surf toy action figure and simulated surfing game The present invention provides a miniature live-action surfing attraction and associated surf game specifically adapted for use with one or more surf toy action figures. The surf toy action figures are mountable to a surf board appropriately sized and weighted to pr... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7258614 | Interactive photo gaming with user ratification A mechanism is disclosed for engaging in interactive photo gaming with user ratification. The mechanism can be used to provide a picture-tag game or other games. In a picture-tag game, for instance, a user designated as “IT” tags another user by capturing a phot... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7179166 | Reel game requiring skill to win A reel based game that requires skill, fast reflexes, good memory, and strategy to play well. In the preferred embodiment, a video screen is used to electronically display the apparent rotation of several reels. A player presses a stop button to stop the rotation of... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7001280 | Method of switching background images in accordance with movement of characters, storage medium for storing programs, and video game device On displaying, in a video game device, an image of a player character and images of non-player characters, together with one type of background image from at least two or more switchable types of background images, the background images are changed from one to anoth... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6866583 | Gaming device having wild indicators The present invention provides a gaming device having wild indicator symbols associated with symbols displayed within a display device on a set of reels. The wild indicator symbols may also be associated with a card or plurality of cards within a display device. A p... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6805349 | Gaming device with wild activation symbols and wild termination symbols The present invention provides a gaming device having a wild activation symbol displayed on a set of reels or set of cards within a display device. The processor causes other symbols or cards to become wild within the display device when the wild termination symbol ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6764402 | Image-display game system and information storage medium used therefor An image-display game system which can attract players for a long time to play a game can be implemented by presenting helping data of a0 to a63, and b1 to b5 beneficial in the course of a game to friends, and accordingly communications a... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6705945 | Providing game information via characters in a game environment Providing game information via character in a game environment comprises monitoring a position of a character in the game environment, providing visual information to the user based on the position of the character in the game environment, the visual information bei... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6691032 | System and method for executing user-definable events triggered through geolocational data describing zones of influence A system and method for executing user-definable events triggered through geolocational data describing zones of influence is described. One or more zones of influence are defined. Each zone of influence is described by stored geolocational data and forms... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6682420 | Gaming device having a primary game scheme involving a symbol generator and secondary award triggering games The present invention involves a gaming device with a primary game scheme which includes one or more symbol generators and one or more secondary games. When the symbol generator generates one or more predetermined symbols, the gaming device operates one o... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6682419 | Gaming device having a primary game scheme involving a symbol generator and secondary award triggering games The present invention involves a gaming device with a primary game scheme which includes one or more symbol generators and one or more secondary games. When the symbol generator generates one or more predetermined symbols, the gaming device operates one o... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6679777 | Playing an interactive real-time card selection game over a network A method of playing an interactive, computerized, multi-player card game in which desired cards are selected by players, some of which may be virtual players generated by the game's software. Each real player uses a computer or similar device that is conn... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6676523 | Control method of video game, video game apparatus, and computer readable medium with video game program recorded A video game with a main game process and a subsequent ending process including, if an interrupt request of a game character calling to a player character occurs, acquiring a progress of game at that time, and acquiring the voice message data of calling i... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6623356 | Method for organizing events in a simulation game The invention provides a method for organizing events in a simulation game. The method includes at least the steps of: sequentially reading each event to create an event loop mechanism; deciding a place where the event happens according to a place number ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6595863 | Golf simulator A golf simulator has a flooring system comprising a tee area, a green area, a green-side area and a ball feed system adjacent the flooring system. From measurements taken when the ball is hit, the computer control system computes the next shot position of... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6565442 | System and method for enhanced online transactions using shopping games An enhanced system and method for carrying out online transactions and auctions using a "shopping games" mechanism module is disclosed. The shopping games system provides for a mechanism scheme allowing "game moves" as well as bidding and message exchangi... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6543769 | Snowboard apparatus A simulator for snowboarding, skateboarding, water skiing and the like includes a substantially flat board having a support which permits three degrees of freedom of motion. The support can include a convex body which, in combination with a thrust receivi... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6503085 | Use of virtual reality and desk top computer formats to diagnose executive dysfunctions The present invention includes using computer simulation and virtual reality (VR) tests for determining categories of neuropsychological dysfunctions, including executive dysfunctions. A test subject interacts with a computer generated simulated environme... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6482090 | Computer readable recording medium recording a program of a ball game and the program, ball game processing apparatus and its method After a batter hits a ball, the height of the ball moving on a trajectory passing through present movement positions is judged. For example, future movement positions positioned on a time axis ahead of the present movement positions are indicated on the g... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6478678 | Computer readable recording medium recording a program of a ball game and the program, ball game processing apparatus and its methods After a batter hits a ball, the height of the ball moving on a trajectory passing through present movement positions is judged. For example, future movement positions positioned on a time axis ahead of the present movement positions are indicated on the g... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6435875 | Electronic bulldozer game An electronic game includes a housing supporting a pair of handles and a pivotable turn table. A model bulldozer is supported upon the turntable while each handle supports a moveable squeeze activated control lever. A liquid crystal display is positioned ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6379253 | Game device and computer-readable storage medium A game device which plays a game in which a player manipulates a character compelled to live in an uninhibited island alone, and through the game, the player experiences virtual actions relating to a matter of life and death to acquire knowledge to surviv... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6368211 | Game system and computer-readable storage medium An object of the present invention is to provide a game system to present a larger amount of information for fish arrangement to a player. In the game system with a control device to progress a fishing game in a virtual fishing spot, referring to outputs ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6354948 | Video game apparatus, method of computing amount of take-up of string in video game, and computer-readable storage medium storing program for computing amount of take-up of string in video game A video game implementing a fishing game employs a fishing line operated by a fisher character under the control of a game player. A take-up amount computing unit performs a cumulative processing to add a predetermined amount of take-up of the fishing lin... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6322455 | Interactive golf driving range facility An interactive golf driving range and practice facility including an apparatus and method for detecting the down range impact of golf balls, for processing information derived from the impact data, for providing the golfer with statistical information, an... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6319121 | Image synthesis method, games machine, and information storage medium The objective is to provide an image synthesis method, games machine, and information storage medium which make it easy for a player to learn operating sequences that cause a game character to perform various different actions. If a training mode in which... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6270416 | Video game apparatus and method, and storage medium A memory of a video game apparatus stores durability data and discipline degree data of weapon items and armor items possessed by a player character. When the player character makes an attack using an equipped weapon item in response to an operation input... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6254095 | Table horse racing This invention is about a wood structural tabletop horse racing game. The running of the horses on a board is caused by the back-and-forth shaking movement of the board. The shaking of the board is powered by the turning of a steel nut against an angle pl... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6036601 | Method for advertising over a computer network utilizing virtual environments of games A method is provided for advertising within the virtual environments of games. Default images of games are replaced by alternative textures having advertisements implemented therein. An ad server coordinates the matching of ads to demographic data of the ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6012987 | Recreational game Apparatus to facilitate the playing of a recreational game. The apparatus includes an electronic surveillance camera (8) and a motion sensor (20) mounted above and focused on a target area (2). The image data generated by the camera (8) and the data gener... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6007423 | Virtual course display method and game machine using the same The present invention relates to a virtual course display method of displaying on display means a virtual course, which is constructed by connecting a plurality of virtual course parts and where a virtual mobile body runs, the method comprising the steps ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6007427 | Method and apparatus for playing a gambling game with athletic game features The present invention discloses casino baseball gambling games played on electronic video gaming devices including a microprocessor, computer memory chips, programming software or firmware, a video display, control input buttons, and a coin acceptor. In a... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5769714 | Methods and apparatus for playing baseball gambling games The present invention discloses casino baseball gambling games played on electronic video gaming devices including a microprocessor, computer memory chips, programming software or firmware, a video display, control input buttons, and a coin acceptor. In a... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5755438 | Hockey sphere game A game device played with rules similar to a hockey game. Te device contains an inflated transparent sphere containing a plurality of handles, nets between the handles, and a ball on the inside of the sphere. The object is to roll or bounce the ball into ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5397124 | Baseball flip toy A baseball flip toy for playing a simulated game of baseball comprising a game piece further comprising an essentially rectangular body having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion therebetween, the intermediate portion further having top... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5090735 | Seasonal game A game which combines skill and chance is disclosed for one or more players. According to the game, each player chooses, beforehand, the outcomes of actual athletic contests. The athletic contests are played in the course of a playing season by existing t... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5074560 | Permutation group games A game is described involving operations on a six-sided cube. Each of the six sides of the cube has four corners which are identified by a different symbol; and the order of the symbols on each of the six sides of the cube is rotationally distinct. The cu... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4977503 | Electronic sports information retrieval device A small hand-held electronic device that contains all of the normally interesting statistics relating to baseball or football players and teams. The user interface comprises a visual display and a keyboard having alphabet keys, an ENTER key, cursor keys f... | 12/11/1990 |
