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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187092 | Wagering game with multiple viewpoint display feature A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes an input device for receiving a wager to play a wagering game. The gaming system further includes at least one display for displaying a plurality of game elements. The at least one display is adapted to display... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8187093 | Game sound output device, game sound control method, information recording medium, and program An overlap identifying unit (205) obtains respective directions of the sound emitting objects with respect to the hearing position and identifies each one of sound emitting objects whose directions overlap. A sound volume estimation unit (206) estimate... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8128496 | Game device, object display method in game device, and display program A game device includes: a plurality of displays for displaying an object of an operation target for each of operators; a GUI control unit arranged in any one of the screens of the displays for controlling a GUI for each target object correlated to each of the operat... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118674 | Gaming machine having a 3D display A gaming machine including a controller coupled to a 3D display that displays true 3D or virtual 3D imagery associated with a basic or a bonus wagering game. 3D displays can display true 3D imagery or virtual 3D imagery that is displayed in 2D but perceived by the v... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8043158 | Game device and image processing device To provide an image processing device, image processing method, and data processing method for a game device providing novel game features. In a multiple-player game device 1 comprising mutually coupled input mechanisms 31, it is possible for a game to... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038531 | Recording medium recording game program, and game system A designated position of a topographic object provided in a virtual game space is detected from a position on a screen designated by an operation device. A shape of topography at the detected designated position of the topographic object and in a vicinity thereof, i... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8016673 | Game device, game device control method, and information storage medium To provide a game device for allowing a game player to relatively readily control an operation target player character object so as to make a motion according to a moving speed of the moving body object. The present invention relates to a game device for displaying ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012018 | Game apparatus and storage medium storing game program A video game apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU executes a game according to a game program in a virtual space. During the game, the player selectively displays a 2D game screen and a 3D game screen by operating a controller. It should be noted that a player char... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012019 | 3-D text in a gaming machine Methods and apparatus on a gaming machine for presenting a plurality of game outcome presentations derived from one or more virtual 3-D gaming environments stored on the gaming machine are described. While a game of chance is being played on the gaming machine, two-... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8002634 | Game machine, game machine control method, and information storage medium A game machine is provided in which processing load for displaying a scene of falling snow or falling rain, for example, on a game screen in a three-dimensional game can be reduced. An environmental effect object placement unit (snow object placement unit (64... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7967681 | System and method for providing enhanced amusement game tournament play Enhanced amusement game tournament play is achieved by awarding prizes to one or more players maintaining a position on a threshold game score achieving, bump board listing, a prize qualifying cumulative threshold game score total, and/or a prize qualifying cumulati... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7934994 | Virtual cameras and 3-D gaming environments in a gaming machine A disclosed gaming machine provides method and apparatus for presenting a plurality of game outcome presentations derived from one or more virtual 3-D gaming environments stored on the gaming machine. While a game of chance is being played on the gaming machine, two... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7927215 | Storage medium storing a game program, game apparatus and game controlling method A game apparatus includes an LCD, and on the LCD, a touch panel is set. When a player object encounters an enemy object, a battle screen is displayed on the LCD. A player performs a sliding operation on the touch panel with a stick or the like in such a manner as to... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7918730 | Trajectory-based 3-D games of chance for video gaming machines Trajectory-based games of chance are described that may be implemented on a video gaming machine. In a trajectory-based game of chance, a trajectory of a game object may be generated in a 3-D gaming environment. A wager may be made on an aspect of the game object's ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7909696 | Game interaction in 3-D gaming environments A gaming machine is described having a gaming controller operable to control one or more games of chance played on the gaming machine. A memory stores 3-D data corresponding to a 3-D gaming environment. Gaming logic renders a plurality of images of the 3-D gaming en... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7901289 | Transparent objects on a gaming machine In one embodiment, a gaming apparatus is provided. The gaming apparatus may comprise a display unit, a value input device, and a controller operatively coupled to the display unit and the value input device. The controller may comprise a microprocessor and a memory ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7837558 | Game console and emulator for the game console A portable game system includes two display screens, at least one of which is touch-sensitive. A memory card is selectively connectable to the portable game system. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7828656 | Gaming method and apparatus utilizing secondary software applications In a gaming method for facilitating game play via a gaming apparatus, the gaming apparatus comprising a controller and a first display unit, the controller communicatively coupled to the first display unit, a game software application may be executed, and value inpu... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7775882 | Game apparatus for changing a visual point position of a virtual camera in conjunction with an attack by and enemy character A game apparatus which can realize a totally new expression of a fear on a game image is provided. The game apparatus includes an image generating means that uses a visual point position of a player character as a visual point position of a virtual camera and genera... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7753785 | Game apparatus, storing medium that stores control program of virtual camera, and control method of virtual camera A game apparatus includes a CPU. The CPU generates a game image based on an image photographed by a virtual camera arranged in a game space, and displays the game image on a monitor connected to the game apparatus. A character location of a player character is used ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7749082 | Method for using three cross-interactive playing boards to play game of chance An apparatus and method for playing a version of a video game is provided. Using a computer terminal connected to a network, a player places a bet. Three faces of a three-dimensional cube are displayed. Each face includes N2 squares arranged in a N×N arr... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7744465 | Game machine and data storage medium having stored therein game program A game machine is provided with two display units, that is, a first LCD and a second LCD. On the second LCD, feature information unique to each object located in a virtual game space is displayed. When a player selects, based on information displayed on the second L... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7677977 | Video game processing apparatus, a method and a computer program product for processing a video game A movement determining map is stored in addition to a field display map. The field display map is a three-dimensional map for displaying a field of the video game on the image display screen. The movement determining map is a two-dimensional map in which an enterabl... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7614954 | Game image display control program, game device, and recoding medium A game image display control program in which a range that is in a visual field can match a radar visual field display. The program displays a video picture captured from a first visual point position in a virtual three-dimensional space as a main screen of game on ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7582016 | Game system and game program In a game system in which two related virtual game spaces are separately displayed on a first display device and a second display device, an object, contained in a first game space represented by a three-dimensional coordinate system, is displayed on the first displ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7572185 | Gaming device with animated figure and movable object display An animated gaming system that includes a housing configured to hold gaming components, a game controller, a three-dimensional animated figure and at least two display containers located in the housing, is disclosed. The display containers are configured to hold and... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7572186 | Virtual cameras and 3-D gaming environments in a gaming machine A disclosed gaming machine provides method and apparatus for presenting a plurality of game outcome presentations derived from one or more virtual 3-D gaming environments stored on the gaming machine. While a game of chance is being played on the gaming machine, two... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7497779 | Video game including time dilation effect and a storage medium storing software for the video game The passage of time and/or the laws of physics may be changed depending on the state of a game character. For example, the slowing down of the game world may provide the game character with special abilities move quickly in a very short period of “game world” ti... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7465230 | Virtual cameras and 3-D gaming environments in a gaming machine A disclosed gaming machine provides method and apparatus for presenting a plurality of game outcome presentations derived from one or more virtual 3-D gaming environments stored on the gaming machine. While a game of chance is being played on the gaming machine, two... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7445549 | Networked portable and console game systems Video game systems for multiple-player games may exchange synchronizing data through the Internet or other data transmission link. These status data records keep the video game systems synchronized with each other whenever different players are trying to use the sam... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7438641 | Gaming device with rotating and translating display device A gaming device having a translating and rotating mechanical display device operable to indicate at least one component of a player's award. In one embodiment the display device is operated as a bonus game of a base game, for example a slot base game. In one embodim... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7429214 | Electronic game with real feel interface The present invention relates to an electronic game, including a housing, electronic circuitry positioned within the housing, and a display unit positioned within the housing and electrically coupled to the circuitry. A first sensor is electrically coupled to the ci... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7413512 | Display panel for a gaming apparatus A gaming apparatus may include a housing, a display unit, a value input device, a controller operatively coupled to the display unit and the value input device. The housing may include a first opening, a second opening and one or more light sources positioned around... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412348 | Storage medium storing a game program, game apparatus, and game controlling method A game system includes a game apparatus and a controller. The controller is furnished with an acceleration sensor for detecting accelerations in at least two axis directions. Game processing corresponding to the kind of an acceleration input by means of the controll... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404766 | Gaming machine The gaming machine has the game result display means for displaying a result concerning with a game and beneficial state generating means for generating a beneficial state for a player when a specific game result is displayed on the game result display means, wherei... | 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 |
| 7400329 | Graphics images system and method A system for 3-dimensional gaming on a mobile handset is provided. The system includes a converter component operable to convert a pre-rendered 3-dimensional graphic image having 24-bit color resolution to a 3-dimensional graphic image having 16-bit color resolution... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7380791 | Gaming machine using controllable LEDs for reel strip illumination A backlight for a reel assembly is disclosed comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs). An array of red, green, and blue diodes are positioned behind a translucent reel strip to backlight three adjacent symbols on a reel strip. The LEDs are individually... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7371170 | Gaming device having a multiple symbol swapping game A gaming device and a method for operating a gaming device which increases the possibility of obtaining a winning combination of symbols on reels. In one embodiment, the gaming device rearranges one or more sets of indicated symbols on the reels to potentially gener... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371172 | Symbol display device for game machine A slot machine includes a reel assembly which has a transparent outer reel and a translucent inner reel disposed coaxially within the outer reel. The outer and inner reels are provided with first exterior surfaces on their periphery, and with second exterior surface... | 05/13/2008 |
