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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6776716 | Game controller, entertainment system, game execution method and method of downloading game software program A game controller for an entertainment system coupled to a game machine body. The game controller comprises a key operation portion, communication interface means for establishing a communication with the game machine body, and storage means in which a plurality of ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6767288 | Game machine, startup method for the game machine, and execution method of a game program for the game machine An improved game machine having recorded data different from other respective game machines and being able to use the recorded data on different types of game programs is provided. The game machine contains a built-in storing means for storing unrewritable informati... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6755745 | Display control with fewer amounts of data in game system By using a unique display control technique, game images are provided, in which characters can be displayed in different poses with a limited-capacity memory area. Both image data corresponding to each of a plurality of blocks obtained by dividing a character to be ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6743104 | Portable game machine A game cartridge is provided for use with a portable game machine having a processing system to execute a video game program and player controls operable by a player to generate video game control signals. The game cartridge includes a housing, a game memory for sto... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6736728 | Program for processing a live commentary, computer-readable recording medium on which such a program is recorded, and live commentary processing apparatus and method Upon issuance of a sound reproduction request, storage locations of sound data constituting a sentence are determined. A live commentary sound is output based on the sound data that are stored in a distributed manner. At this time, the sound data in a CD-ROM are tra... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6722989 | Virtual pet game in which the virtual pet can converse with the player and learn new words and phrases from these conversations A portable electronic device is selectively connected to a master. Durring conection, a plurality of conversation scripts and associated dictionay are downloaded to provide a video game comprising a virtual pet, which game is capable of being executed independently ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6716103 | Portable game machine A pager cartridge for use with a game machine having a game program executing processing system including a microprocessor to execute a video game program and player controls operable by a player to generate video game control signals. The pager cartridge includes r... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6679774 | Training-style video game device, character training control method and readable storage medium storing character training control program A character is trained to have abilities and characteristics desired by the player, on a probability basis, without significantly reflecting the level of game playing skill of the player. A main character and game images are displayed on a monitor, and a ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6656051 | Game progression control method, computer-readable recording medium, and game apparatus A game apparatus displays a world map, determines an arbitrary location within the displayed world map according to externally input operating information, obtains a terrain data set beforehand for the position determined within the world map and correlat... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6641482 | Portable game apparatus with acceleration sensor and information storage medium storing a game program A portable game apparatus includes a housing is provided with an LCD and an insertion hole. A cartridge incorporating a program ROM is inserted in the insertion hole. A CPU in the housing processes a game program to display game scenes on the LCD. The car... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6595860 | Portable information terminal and recording medium A portable information terminal can effectively utilize game results and is arranged to be multifunctional. When result information is transmitted from a terminal to another terminal, the destination terminal adds the transmitted result information to res... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6547665 | Game character generating method, storage medium and video game device In a video game program executed by a video game device, comprising a first external storage device storing a video game program and a second external storage device storing data generated by executing the video game program, a game character is generated... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6540615 | Portable game machine having image capture, manipulation and incorporation An improved portable game machine having a removably attachable external cartridge that includes an integrally formed image capturing apparatus is provided. The portable game machine preferably includes a user interface which may be manipulated by a user ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6518939 | Image observation apparatus This image observation apparatus comprises: a head-mounted image display unit for displaying images, derived from video signals supplied to itself, on image display units corresponding to observer's left and right eyes respectively; a computer having spec... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6500070 | Combined game system of portable and video game machines A combined game system includes a plurality of portable game machines and a video game machine. The portable game machines are connected to the video game machine through communication cables, and the video game machine is in turn connected to a display. ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6497618 | Video game system with data transmitting/receiving controller A game machine is provided with a controller control circuit including a data transfer control circuit. When the data in a first external RAM attached to a first controller is transferred to a second external RAM attached to a second controller, the data ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6488587 | Game cassette unit with decode controller A game cassette unit which can be connected to a game machine having a CPU for execution of a game selected by a user, including a memory which rewritably stores a plurality of game machine programs and a game selection program that allows a user to selec... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6482086 | 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 respectively positioned on a time axis ahead of the present movement positions are indic... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6439999 | Method for controlling execution of processing in video game, storage medium storing processing execution control program, and game apparatus A control method for controlling execution of processing in a video game, the game being made to progress with display of an image timed to a reference signal supplied every unit cycle. The control method comprises executing real time processing accompani... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6435969 | Portable game machine having image capture, manipulation and incorporation An improved portable game machine having a removably attachable external cartridge that includes an integrally formed image capturing apparatus is provided. The portable game machine preferably includes a user interface which may be manipulated by a user ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6409604 | Computer readable program product, method of controlling display of game and game system A computer readable program product and method of controlling the display of a game three-dimensionally display an area showing the effective range of an attack when setting an attack. The data of a range area and effect area are set for each type of "mag... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6406372 | System and method for transferring user-defined instructions between a home video game and an arcade video game A system and method for transferring user-defined instructions between a home video game and a corresponding arcade video game comprises the home video game, the arcade video game, and a memory device. The home and arcade video games each include a contro... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6398650 | Game system, game progress control method, and computer-readable storage medium with a stored game program A game system in which a plurality of characters are each respectively made to act in dependence on a schedule prescribed in correspondence to a time of a game, at a time point the game has progressed to an end point of a loop range, if a predetermined pr... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6392613 | Portable electronic device A portable electric device adapted to be removably connected to an external device comprises a housing having an access opening. A display is positioned within the housing for displaying display information thereon. An electrical circuit is accommodated i... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6383079 | High performance/low cost video game system with multi-functional peripheral processing subsystem A video game system includes a game cartridge which is pluggably attached to a main console having a main processor, a 3D graphics generating coprocessor, expandable main memory and player controllers. A multifunctional peripheral processing subsystem ext... | 05/07/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6354939 | Game processing apparatus, game processing methods and recording media Provides a game processing apparatus capable of getting players more excited about playing games. For that reason, the game processing apparatus of the present invention processes games on the basis of players' operating signals, and is equipped with proc... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6347993 | Video game device, character growth control method for video game and readable storage medium storing growth control program A video game device of this invention comprises a speech/action storage device for storing contents of various speeches and actions of a leader character to be given to a main character as an ability growth object; an ability value updating device for suc... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6342892 | Video game system and coprocessor for video game system A low cost high performance three dimensional (3D) graphics system can model a world in three dimensions and project the model onto a two dimensional viewing plane selected based on a changeable viewpoint. The viewpoint can be changed on an interactive, r... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6338679 | Portable game machine To a CPU 10 in a portable game machine 1, a temperature detector 5 and a voltage detector 6 are connected. The temperature detector 5 detects an operating temperature of an LCD 4, and the voltage detector 6 detects a power supply voltage supplied by the L... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6338680 | Method for editing game saves transferred between a game console and a computer A system for transferring game saves between a game console and a personal computer. The system includes a game save editor that allows a user to edit game saves stored in memory of a computer. The game save may be obtained from a hard disk of a personal ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6331146 | Video game system and method with enhanced three-dimensional character and background control A video game system includes a game cartridge which is pluggably attached to a main console having a main processor, a 3D graphics generating coprocessor, expandable main memory and player controllers. A multifunctional peripheral processing subsystem ext... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6325718 | Operation controlling device and video processing system used therewith A video processing system is described including a video processing device which generates a sequence of video display frames on a display unit under the control of a stored program, and a unique operation controlling device which is connected to the vide... | 12/04/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6321140 | Robot device A robot device having a plurality of component units connected together and controller detachably mounted on one of the component units for driving and controlling each the component units in a prescribed state. The control device is easily exchangeable f... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6315669 | Portable color display game machine and storage medium for the same A portable color display game machine includes a game cartridge type determining circuit configured to determine whether a color game cartridge storing color data for a game or a monochrome game cartridge storing monochrome data for a game is attached to ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6312338 | Electronic accessory for game machine An electronic accessory for a game machine, adapted to be externally loaded to the game machine into a corresponding connector formed in the game machine body, that includes a housing having slits in a wall thereof for dissipating heat generated by the el... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6290604 | Video game apparatus and memory used therefor A video game apparatus includes an external ROM. This external ROM is previously memorized with player object data, basic shadow object data and light object data. A direction in which a shadow is thrown is determined according to the player object data a... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6270402 | Video game device, control method for processing of soliciting video characters to join simulated team, and readable recording medium recording control programs for processing of soliciting video characters to join simulated team A ROM is provided, storing a game space having a plurality of places, a main character belonging to a sport team, and a plurality of other characters provided with different capabilities regarding the sport. A wandering processing means causes the main ch... | 08/07/2001 |
| 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 |
