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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7341231 | Accessory mounting system for a boat An accessory mounting device for securing an accessory to a track. The accessory mounting device includes a slide connector having a first portion that mounts within the track and a second portion that projects outwardly from the track. The accessory mounting device... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341188 | Position detection system, game system, and control method for position detection system A position detection system includes: a scan beam illumination section which causes a first-direction line-shaped scan beam that is parallel to the X-axis to scan in the Y-axis direction at a predetermined scanning speed, then causes a second-direction line-shaped s... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7217192 | Game machine and game system A game apparatus that has a game machine for advancing a game according to a program and a mobile unit moving based on information data from the game machine. Further, a game system for a game player to play a game using a controller and a toy, comprising a storage ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7209819 | Drive circuit for a firing cap of a vehicle restraint system A drive circuit for a firing cap, triggerable by an electric direct current firing pulse, of a vehicle restraint system, has a firing circuit which forms a series connection of a high side switch to the firing cap and to a low side switch. The firing circuit is conn... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7153209 | Gaming device having independently linearly moveable symbol indicators A gaming device having one or more independently linearly moveable symbol indicators. In one embodiment, the gaming device displays an award amount to the player using the mechanical symbol indicators. Each mechanical symbol indicator includes a symbol display that ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147535 | Optical remote controller pointing the place to reach A motorized mobile toy remote controlled by light beams. The remote control projects a spot on the ground, the toy, equipped with optical sensors, follows the spot. The optical sensor delivers instructions on the variation of the position of the spot compared to the... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6999603 | Data generation device and data generation method, data receiver and data reception method, and data communication system and data communication method According to the present invention, it is possible to, when an already available data communication system is used, transmit digital data other than data that is the main communication object of the data communication system. A data broadcast station (2 | 02/14/2006 |
| 6929548 | Apparatus and a method for more realistic shooting video games on computers or similar devices An apparatus, system, and a method for providing more realistic shooting input for shooting video games on computers or similar devices is provided. The apparatus may be comprised of a mock shooting device, such as a gun, having a lighting device containing a plural... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6821206 | Game machine, game route selection method, and information storage medium There are disclosed a game machine, game route selection method and information storage medium that in case where a plurality of performance positions in a three-dimensional space where a game performance corresponding to a player's operation instruction is performe... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6769988 | Entertainment unit, recording medium and method for setting its parameters An operation unit provided with an operation axis as an input unit of an entertainment unit is more effectively utilized. An entertainment unit receives input information from an operation unit and calculates a displacement value with respect to the rotation movemen... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6319119 | Game machine and information storage medium The objective of this invention is to provide a game machine and information storage medium that make it possible for players to perceive which player has succeeded in attacking which target, in a simple manner. When players have launched attacks against ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6217446 | Game device and picture processing device A device for proceeding a game in correspondence with the game scores. The game device (10) enables game play by moving a viewpoint arranged inside a three-dimensional virtual space, and comprises a storing unit (102) for storing a plurality of movement c... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6195626 | Heightened realism for computer-controlled units in real-time simulation Enhanced realism of a real-time simulator having multiple computer-controlled units results from making the units capable of reacting to only those other units that each of them can be aware of because of their spatial relationships to the unit. Awareness... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6007429 | Electronic target game apparatus and method There is disclosed an electronic game apparatus comprising a plurality of player positions wherein each contestant is assigned a given player position, each position, each position having an equal number of target areas on a display by which each of the c... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5704837 | Video game steering system causing translation, rotation and curvilinear motion on the object A video game system for playing a game while controlling a movable game object. A player operates first and second steering units 12, 14 with his or her right and left hands to input first and second propulsion vectors for first and second propulsion unit... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5577962 | Virtual bullet charging device for gun game machine A gun game machine from where a player takes out and holds a model gun to play a game. When the number of operations of a trigger lever (6) attains the preset number of times, the game is stopped and, at the same time, a solenoid (20) operates to disengag... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5569085 | Gun game machine having a sliding gun barrel cover for simulating the impact of a fired gun A gun game machine wherein the player can hold a model gun in the hand away from an machine casing. This gun game machine comprises a bullet hitting optical detection unit installed in the model gun for detecting a simulated bullet hitting position, a sli... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5439230 | Water columnar race game A game in which two or more players compete to fill a column of water by engaging a target with a fluid or solid projectile stream or a light beam. Detectors upon a target are adapted to signal a separate water pressure device in order to force water from... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5354057 | Simulated combat entertainment system An adventure and simulated combat system in which a playing field is divided into a grid and in which the location of each participant within the system is identified by his location within a grid. A central control module includes visual surveillance, co... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5322296 | Top gun dog fight game A top gun dog fight game is provided and consists of three basic components, being a game board, a pair of continuous tracks suspended above the game board and model aircraft which move in opposite directions along the tracks. Each player tries to disable... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5320362 | Computer controlled amusement structure An amusement system for use by one or more participants includes weapons which may be carried, aimed and triggered by the participants to fire objects, such as paint balls, or electromagnetic energy, such as laser light. The participants wear sensors whic... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5127658 | Remotely-controlled light-beam firing and sensing vehicular toy Each of a plurality of toy vehicles is remotely-controllable by a single associated remote controller for movement, and for the emission of a directed light beam in simulation of gunfire. Each vehicle is sensitive to the directionally emitted light beams,... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5114154 | Scorable shooting gallery amusement ridge with simulated laser weapons at multiple sitations A simulated laser weapon using a halogen bulb, parabolic reflecting mirror, bulb cap, rotating aperture, air jet, barrel, and shroud to produce a pulsed envelope of substantially parallel, non-coherent light rays simulating the discharge from a high energ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4995616 | Optical transceiver system A light projection tag system provides for the detection of spatially coincident light patterns projected by competing players on a gaming surface. Each player is equipped with an optical transceiver with a field-of-view that is geometrically coincident w... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4938483 | Multi-vehicle interactive toy system A multi-vehicle interactive combat type game is disclosed. The game includes first and second controllers each of which communicates with at least one vehicle. Each controller is capable of selectively generating control signals comprising at least a firs... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4898391 | Target shooting game A target shooting apparatus utilizes a plurality of light beam emitting guns or rifles to shoot at a plurality of targets, the individual light beam guns being identified by frequency encoding the light beam emitted by each rifle. The first rifle to "hit"... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4844475 | Electronic interactive game apparatus in which an electronic station responds to play of a human Interactive game apparatus is disclosed which includes one or more photosensitive weapon devices which can interact with a coded video display and with each other to provide two-way interaction, where each weapon may score against an opponent and may be h... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4799687 | Projected image tag game A light projection tag game requires the overlap of player projected images on a gaming surface. Each player is provided with an optical transceiver which has a receiver with a narrow field of view that is geometrically coincident with the light beam proj... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4772028 | Electronic shootout game The present invention relates to an electronic shootout game and more specifically to such a game intended to be played by two contestants disposed in facing relation on a prescribed shooting field. The game accurately simulates the 19th Century gunfighti... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4695058 | Simulated shooting game with continuous transmission of target identification signals An amusement shooting game for play by a plurality of players (30, 40) wherein players (30, 40) shoot at each other while avoiding being shot at is provided. The players' (30, 40) equipment includes a vest module (46) and helmet (44) for generating and tr... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4592554 | Equipment for simulated shooting Equipment to simulate the firing of at least one projectile from a gun at a target such that a beam of electromagnetic radiation replaces the projectile trajectory. A hand held simulator includes a projector for generating such a beam of light, the power ... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4586715 | Toy laser pistol A toy laser weapon such as a pistol utilizes a flash unit to generate a burst of high intensity light. A collimating device collimates the light into a beam simulating a laser beam. A target vest can be worn by the person that is the target of the simulat... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4545583 | Electronic gun and target apparatus and method A simulated fire and hit indicator apparatus and method includes two opponent stations having a gun device and a target device and a master control unit. Each gun device generates a dispersed trigger-active signal and a focused bullet signal; preferably i... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4533144 | Electronic game An electronic game in which the game participant fires a hand held target weapon at targets and must evade simulated return fire directed at the person of the participant from hazard weapons. The targets include lamps which are momentarily energized one a... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4269415 | Scoring system for shooting gallery An electronic system especially advantageous for use in a shooting gallery of the type in which the guns project beams of light instead of bullets employs an electronically gated target polling systems to enable each fired gun to be credited unambiguously... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4232865 | Radiation sensing mobile target game A game has at least one radiation emitter for manipulation by a player and a mobile target carrying a sensing means responsive to receive radiation, the target being moved in response to sensed radiation. In one embodiment there are two sensors each respo... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4192507 | Light actuated shooting arcade game A shooting arcade game where several players each with a rifle may shoot at several common targets. A multiplexer provides for sequentially connecting a score display associated with each rifle to the targets the multiplexer also enabling the rifle only d... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4147350 | Simulated ball return toy A toy usable as a game effectively simulating an adult game such as tennis, Ping Pong or the like can be constructed so as to utilize a housing having a rectangular opening which is preferably covered by a translucent screen. A light within the interior o... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4142722 | Seat mounted simulated weapon and target shooting game A shooting game includes opposed stations which include a pair, target and gun which are movable as a unit by the player sitting on the chair. A simulated landscape interposed between the players includes a score display. When either player actuates his g... | 03/06/1979 |
