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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354351 | False surface for amusement ride special effect A pair of opposed inflatable bladders form a false floor, ceiling or wall having a seam through which an object support is propelled, deforming the inflatable bladders around the support, thereby giving the appearance that an object mounted on the support above the ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7316618 | Steering wheel controller for use with embedded portable game system A controller of a portable game machine comprises a steering wheel having a body and a rotary unit; a base for locating a portable game machine; a supporting frame for supporting the seat to the steering wheel; and a steering wheel seat for supporting the rotary uni... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7299531 | Telescopic measurement device A telescopically adjustable structure capable of defining or measuring an arbitrary three-dimensional volume and having twelve telescopically adjustable telescopic units, capable of maintaining a change in telescopic length and eight corner connection units for asse... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7263475 | Method of transferring files and analysis of train operational data A method of transferring files between a computer on board a train and a remote station including determining if the remote station is within range of the train and establishing wireless communication between the onboard computer and the remote station. Next, the co... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7245741 | Method and device for determining whether the interior of a vehicle is occupied The invention relates to a system for determining whether the interior of a vehicle is occupied. The inventive device comprises image acquisition means (10) for acquiring images of an area of the vehicle interior, an image acquisition data generation unit ( | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243053 | Method and apparatus for virtual control of operational scale models A virtual scale model operating environment for controlling operational scale models. The virtual scale model operating environment includes a virtual controller that provides simulated environmental parameters normally associated with real operation. The virtual co... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7210656 | Control, sound, and operating system for model trains A model train operating, sound and control system that provides a user with increased operating realism. A novel remote control communication capability between the user and the model trains. This feature is accomplished by using a handheld remote control on which v... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7200536 | Simulator A vehicle simulator comprising: (i) a real-world vehicle (1) whose controls and instruments are dual-mode such that they can be switched between normal operation and simulated operation; (ii) a retro-reflect... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195486 | Reconfigurable simulation structure A simulator structure with a deck for mounting various components including controls, one or two seats, an instrument panel and an image projector. The components are mounted to the deck using suitable fasteners, such as bolts and nuts. The image projector displays ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188057 | Systems and methods for designing, simulating and analyzing transportation systems A computer system for designing rail systems including a database engine, a simulation engine, and a 3-dimensional graphics engine. A user stores attributes for a proposed transit system such as track segment data, signaling and switching data, and train configurati... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7086949 | Convertible single-turn to multi-turn gaming steering wheel utilizing sliding stops Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a control device for a steering wheel. In one embodiment, a control device for a steering wheel comprises a frame including a left frame stop and a right frame stop. A rotational shaft includes a timing member, a ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7050889 | Method and system for a computer controlled racing network A method and system for computer controlled racing over a network are disclosed. The network comprises at least one vehicle to be controlled and a remote user station. A server may also be incorporated and provided with a user profile database containing user profil... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048632 | Image processing method, video game apparatus and storage medium A video game apparatus produces a image of a player character whose motion is operated by a player and a scene image which changes according to the motion of the player character, and displays the produced player character image and scene image on a display unit. Th... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7033177 | Motion simulator A motion simulator includes a stationary frame, a movable frame pivotally connected with the stationary frame, an operating chamber formed at a lower side of one end of the movable frame, a first actuator for pivoting the movable frame, and a second actuator arrange... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033176 | Motion platform system and method of rotating a motion platform about plural axes A motion platform system includes a support and a motion platform supported by the support and rotatable about a plurality of bearing axes. The motion platform is further rotatable with respect to the support about at least one axis that is offset from the plurality... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031384 | Apparatus for generating motion control signal from image signal In order to easily generate a control signal when a motion in accordance with an image is applied to a chair for an observer, a motion vector is detected from an image signal input to an image processing apparatus by a feature information detection section. By using... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021937 | Race car simulator The cockpit and external appearance of a racing car are accurately simulated. A spherical mirror display is attached to the underside of the hood of the simulator. When the hood is raised, a video presentation is projected onto a display screen via first and second ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6961682 | Yard performance model based on task flow modeling A method for managing railcar movement in a railyard based on the flow of railyard tasks, using a system that includes a computer including a processor, a memory device, and a database. The railyard includes six subyards including a surge yard, a receiving yard, a r... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6954695 | Apparatus system and method for remotely controlling a vehicle over a network A system and a method for controlling a vehicle remotely over a network are disclosed. A vehicle is provided with a vehicle control module configured to transmit and receive network communications containing vehicle control data. In one embodiment, the vehicle contr... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6950788 | Computer-implemented system and method for simulating motor vehicle and bicycle traffic A computer-implemented system and method for simulating the movement of motor vehicle and bicycle traffic in an environment. Among other things, the system and method scan all traffic signals in the environment over a predetermined time interval, and then update par... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6918287 | Method and apparatus for measuring the acceleration of an engine An apparatus for measuring the acceleration of an engine for use in a race car for matching the engine to the car for a particular racetrack and includes an engine test stand having a base and an inertia shaft mounted thereto coupled to a gear box. The test stand in... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6902405 | Simulator apparatus with at least two degrees of freedom of movement for an instrument A simulator apparatus with at least two degrees of freedom of movement for an instrument that has an elongated shaft, having a holding device for the instrument, the holding device being designed such that the instrument has at least a first degree of freedom of a s... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6725150 | Turbo-charged vehicle engine sound simulator A turbo-charged vehicle engine sound simulator (10) that is designed to function in combination with a vehicle having a coil (92), a tachometer (94), an alternator (96), an engine manifold (98) having a manifold absolute pressure (... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6719563 | Driving simulator The invention relates to a driving simulator, particularly for simulating the movements of earthbound vehicles. To take into account the special features of the movements of earthbound vehicles, the proposed driving simulator has a carrier unit that has a rigid floo... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6679702 | Vehicle-based headway distance training system A vehicle-based headway collision avoidance training system (300) is provided that includes a sensor system (350) mounted to the training vehicle (200), a processing system (330), and an interface unit (340) coupled to the vehicle's wiring. The combinatio... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6652376 | Driving game with assist and training modes A driving game, wherein players having various driving skills--from beginners to those advanced--may enjoy both aspects of amusement and simulation in consistency. The game device of the present invention has an element for providing to a player a plurali... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6632092 | Propelled-pivoting motion base with rotating disc and method A propelled-pivoting motion base with a rotating disc that provides an occupant with an unlimited range of motion on the horizontal plane of movement and a method for manipulating the inertia of a center mass by physically following a natural path of moti... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6612841 | Information system for providing explanatory information on functional elements or controls in motor vehicles An information system for providing explanatory information on functional elements or controls in motor vehicles. The respective functional element or control which is of interest is located with a hand-held computer-supported pointer and the locating dat... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6612925 | Computer game Input data comprising dynamics data taken from at least one actual dynamic vehicle, and position data of the at least one actual dynamic vehicle, and data relating to the environment of the at least one actual dynamic vehicle is acquired and at least the ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6592375 | Method and system for producing engine sounds of a simulated vehicle A vehicle simulation system includes a sound resonant chamber assembly for simulating audio sounds representative of the sounds produced during the operation of the simulated vehicle, comprising a speaker and a sound resonant tube attached to the speaker ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6592374 | Motion simulator A motion simulator having a stationary frame and a movable frame below the stationary frame in the direction of gravity. A passenger car is attached to the bottom surface of the movable free. A driving device is located between the stationary frame and th... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6558164 | Method and system for simulating travel A method and device to simulate travel is disclosed. A user may simulate a travel, which can be for either business or for pleasure, before the user actually travels. By simulating the travel before hand, a measure of predictability is introduced for the ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6554683 | Method of playing amusement game in a traveling vehicle An amusement device for use in a traveling vehicle, includes a housing having a paper holding area defined by side walls and a bottom wall for receiving and holding a piece of paper therein, a transparent top wall in overlying relation to the paper holdin... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553298 | Three axis adjustable automotive foot controls A control pedal assembly for a vehicle. Two or more control pedals are engaged to a pedal mounting system base component through a number of components that are slideably engaged to one another. The construction and arrangement of the components that are ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6494784 | Driving game machine and a storage medium for storing a driving game program A driving game machine provided with a road data memory for storing coordinate data of a road set in a game space, a player's car controller for controlling the running of a player's car on the road according to a player's operation, and a display process... | 12/17/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6431872 | Drive simulation apparatus A cockpit is supported by a motion base in a state of being capable of making swinging movement. A host computer calculate vehicle motion information in accordance with operation of various operation equipments performed by a driver accommodated in the co... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6371766 | Programmable vehicle model A dimensionally adjustable vehicle component and/or a simulated entire vehicle includes body panels and vehicle components arranged in a simulated vehicle position and movably mounted on internal support structure for dimensional adjustment in fore/aft, u... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6354838 | Interactive race car simulator system An interactive, vehicle simulator system receives input signals indicative of actions of a user who is located in a driver module. The simulator system also displays images and moves the driver module in accordance with the input signals. The simulator sy... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6336864 | Game machine, method for checking hit and information storage medium It is an object of the present invention to provide a game apparatus allowing for an accurate determination of a collision of a player's moving object traveling at high speed with an obstacle. A relative coordinate calculation section 21 calculates the re... | 01/08/2002 |
