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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5423554 | Virtual reality game method and apparatus A one or two player virtual reality game efficiently detects and tracks a distinctively colored glove. According to the preferred basketball embodiment, a single player equipped with the distinctively colored glove is matched up against a virtual opponent... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5414256 | Apparatus for and method of controlling a device by sensing radiation having an emission space and a sensing space An optical controller is capable of surrounding a player with a radiation screen from a plurality of panels, and enables the player to produce control signals for interface with a controlled instrument such as a musical instrument, a video game processor,... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5411259 | Video sports game system using trading cards The system includes a control system (12) which carries out the performance of a video sports game, such as a baseball game, and controls the display on a video monitor (14). Input information concerning the performance of players in the game is supplied ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5409226 | Apparatus for providing position signals The present invention is an apparatus for producing position signals in response to induced pivoting motion of the apparatus by an user. The signals generated by the control device can be used to operate computer systems, entertainment systems, and automa... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5405152 | Method and apparatus for an interactive video game with physical feedback An interactive video game with physical feedback is described. A plurality of icons are provided on a display. Each icon represents one of a plurality of players. A plurality of positioning devices, one for each player, are provided in front of the displa... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5395110 | Game machine and game parlor A game machine enabled to make various responses by adding the psychosomatic state and emotion of the player as one of conditions for determining the responding manner. The psychosomatic state of the player is grasped to change the responses in accordance... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5362069 | Combination exercise device/video game A person simultaneously plays a video game and operates an exercise device, such as an exercise bicycle. A first sensor generates an output level signal indicative of the output level (e.g., pedal speed) of the exercise device. A second sensor generates a... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5362049 | Game score evaluation and game control system on the basis of player's physical value A skill-testing, entertainment or game equipment operating on the basis of user's physical values comprises units for non-invasive measuring physical values of a user, a computer unit arranged to receive the physical values of a user measured by the measu... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5332218 | Automated golf sweepstakes game An apparatus and method for playing a golf sweepstakes game. Players seek to win the sweepstakes game by correctly predicting a portion of the outcome of a golf tournament. The players are provided with an access number. A code system allows the players t... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5323174 | Device for determining an orientation of at least a portion of a living body A device used for measuring the orientation of a human head about one or two axes and converting that information into an electrical signal in the analog or digital domain includes a headset and includes one or two electromechanical orientation sensors wh... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5318295 | Game score evaluation and game control system on the basis of player's physical values A skill-testing, entertainment or game equipment operating on the basis of user's physical values comprises units for non-invasive measuring physical values of a user, a computer unit arranged to receive the physical values of a user measured by the measu... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5319387 | Apparatus for specifying coordinates of a body in three-dimensional space An apparatus for specifying three-dimensional coordinates of a body includes an image position sensing unit for converging a light radiating from a specific body arranged in a space on a plane to form an image and detecting a position of the image on the ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5290033 | Gaming machine and coupons A gaming machine and game coupons are disclosed for allowing an operator to redeem winning game coupons by inserting them directly into the gaming machine rather than by taking them to a cashier. The game coupons are coded with a machine-readable prize co... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5239464 | Interactive video system providing repeated switching of multiple tracks of actions sequences An improved video system that enables a player to interact with mid-air stereo perception images of foreshortened perspective animation and with animation displayed on the projection screen or monitor, by controlling the motions of a robotic simulation ap... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5229756 | Image control apparatus An image control apparatus which is essentially composed of a movement detector, a judging device, and a controller wherein the movement detector detects the movement of the operator and generates a movement signal corresponding to the detected movement o... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5215311 | Amusement device An electronic amusement device having preprogrammed game playability uses logical balls or tokens and multi-colored lights to achieve a final state. Game play is based upon the selection of one of three sizes of tokens to be played along one of three diff... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5212368 | Toy apparatus with card reader unit and a card having game parameter data A toy apparatus includes a card reader unit for use with a card which has game parameter data stored thereon in machine-readable form. The toy apparatus also includes a calculation unit which generates player turn result data or game result data in depend... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5207426 | Controller for a game machine A controller for a game machine includes a flat shaped housing. A direction designating operator is formed on the left side of upper surface of housing, and operation designating operator is formed on the right side. An operation designating operator is p... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5195746 | Video display control apparatus Apparatus for controlling the movement of an electronic image on a video display includes a base member, a seat for an operator, a support assembly for mounting the seat on the base member in facing relation to the video display, such that the seat can be... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5190285 | Electronic game having intelligent game pieces An electronic game (10) is provided with at least one, and preferably a plurality, of intelligent game pieces (14,14' ) which each contain a re-programamble memory device (30,70). The memory device (30,70) in each of the game pieces (14 and 14', respectiv... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5163690 | Biophysically controlled game system A three-dimensional display system for co-spatial point display of information emanating from at least two biophysical sources. The system includes a rigid, transparent three-dimensional structure within which is provided co-spatial visual display element... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5156643 | Dart game system An electronic dart game system including, in combination, an electronic dartboard, a programmable electronic controller system, and a display monitor for displaying score totals and related data. Preferably, the electronic dartboard is of the type commonl... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5149104 | Video game having audio player interation with real time video synchronization The video game system is configured so that when a player speaks, a video object representing the player in the video game is synchronized with the player's speech in real-time. The audio output is transmitted from the video display unit and is thus assoc... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148152 | Foot pedal control mechanism for computers A foot pedal mechanism for controlling input to a computer. The mechanism is particularly useful in computer video simulation programs. The mechanism offers realistic foot pedal action for rudder control, braking, speed control, or the like. The mechanism... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5139261 | Foot-actuated computer game controller serving as a joystick A controller electrically interfaced to a video game computer or the like for the purpose of controlling a progression of the video game or the like is selectively actuated by discrete motions and forces the locations, magnitudes, and orientations of whic... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5116051 | Strain gauge pressure-sensitive video game control A pressure-sensitive control device for a simulated vehicle in a video game or simulator. In the preferred embodiment a brake pedal control device is implemented having a strain gauge which senses the strain in the material of the brake pedal. This strain... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5090708 | Non hand-held toy A toy including headgear mounted thereon a simulated weapon system, a visor, apparatus for indicating on the visor a sighting reference and non-hand actuated apparatus for producing simulated firing on a target. Preferably the headgear and the non-hand ac... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5080364 | Gaming method A promotional game wherein prizes are automatically awarded upon presentation of tokens bearing machine readable codes. The tokens may be identical to tokens bearing a common code, and the prizes may be awarded at random to patrons who present an appropri... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5076584 | Computer game controller with user-selectable actuation A controller electrically interfaced to a video game computer or the like for the purpose of controlling a progression of the video game or the like is selectively actuated by discrete motions and forces the locations, magnitudes, and orientations of whic... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5054771 | Computer-interactive game machine with swing-action In this invention, a computer-interactive swingable member with a seat thereon is suspended from a swing-support member and swingable in a vertical arc by leg-and-feet muscle power with the feet of an individual sitting on the seat engaged in stirrups pos... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5020806 | Multiple target electronic dart game A multiple target electronic dart game having shared microprocessor that monitors and services operation of the electronic dart game. The multiple targets are mounted on opposite sides of a column which may be floor-standing or wall mountable. Affixed to ... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5016213 | Method and apparatus for controlling an electrical device using electrodermal response A method and apparatus utilizing electrodermal response as a control mechanism. A specific embodiment of the method and apparatus utilizing a personal computer having a game paddle input port is described. The time rate of change in the electrodermal resp... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5007641 | Gaming method A promotional game wherein prizes are automatically awarded upon presentation of tokens bearing machine readable codes. The tokens may be identical to tokens bearing a common code, and the prizes may be awarded at random to patrons who present an appropri... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5001632 | Video game difficulty level adjuster dependent upon player's aerobic activity level during exercise An exercise device, such as a exercise bicycle, is connected to a speed sensor indicating activity level, e.g. speed of the bicycle. The activity level signal, along with a heart rate signal, are provided to a video game, such as a Pac-man type video game... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4988111 | Non hand-held toy A firing toy including headgear having mounted thereon a simulated weapon system, a visor, apparatus for indicating on the visor a sighting reference and non-hand actuated apparatus for producing simulated firing on a target. Preferably the headgear and t... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4976435 | Video game control adapter Disclosed is an adapter for driving control inputs of a video game system, providing a plurality of selectable functional relationships between a set of input signals and the control inputs, and includes an output section for communicating with the system... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4958837 | Travel game with a game board display screen and electronic card reader A travel game includes a display screen connected to a programmed controller for producing geographic map displays of various geographic regions. The program controller is operative to indicate travel routes on the display between various origin and desti... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4949972 | Target scoring and display system An automatic target shooting system for determining projectile location relative to a target, calculating a score based upon the location and displaying a replica of the target with an indication of the location of the projectile relative to the target an... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4840382 | Electronic card reader and financial asset games A card reader reads encoded game cards and supplies the information read to a logic system such as a microprocessor. With such information the logic system causes changes in the current state of the game. A financial asset or commercial market game employ... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4832341 | High security instant lottery using bar codes An improved instant lottery game is provided in which lottery numbers are represented on the respective lottery tickets in their corresponding UPC bar code form. A master program provides a list of randomly generated lottery numbers from which a list of w... | 05/23/1989 |
