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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8439754 | Impact resistant hand-gripped manual controller A damage resistant manual controller for manipulating images or symbols on a display is made of impact resistant material such as dense foam rubber to resist damage resulting from accidental or intentional impact caused by throwing, dropping, or other insult. Damage... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8439753 | Operating apparatus for game machine An operating apparatus for game machine includes a depressing member, and a main body of the depressing member is provided with three engaging protrusions and two depressing protrusions that downwardly protrude. For example, the two depressing protrusions are provid... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8439755 | Game controller using kiss A game controller includes a magnetic field generation unit to be attached to a tongue of a first user, and a control signal output device to be provided outside a mouth of a second user for outputting a game control signal according to a position of the magnetic fi... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8414393 | Game device, control method for a game device, and a non-transitory information storage medium Provided is a game device which executes a game configured such that a position of a body part of a player is detected, including: a first determination unit for determining whether or not a reference position and a player position information acquired at a first de... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8409002 | Common controller A common game controller is compatible with multiple platforms including game devices and general purpose processors. The common controller can be utilized by both developers and users. Game software can easily be implemented on multiple platforms. Common source cod... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8398487 | Game device, method of controlling game device, program, and information storage medium Provided is a game device which allows a reduction in processing load relating to the control of player characters belonging to one team, in a case where any one of player characters belonging to another team is in possession of a moving object. A selecting section ... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8398488 | Virtual input system For a user having a user input actuator, a virtual interface device, such as for a gaming machine, for determining actuation of a virtual input by the input actuator is disclosed. The device comprises a position sensing device for determining a location of the user ... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8393964 | Base station for position location In one embodiment, a system to interface with a game console to control a video game is disclosed. The system includes a game console and a base station that is interfaced with the game console. The base station has processing circuitry that is configured to send an... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8393963 | Storage medium storing a game program, game apparatus, and game controlling method A game system includes a game apparatus and a controller, and the controller is furnished with an acceleration sensor. For example, a player performs a boxing game according to an acceleration input by throwing a hook or straight punch while holding the controller. ... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8382590 | Entertainment, gaming and interactive spaces based on lifeotypes The methods and systems described herein may involve determining at least one lifeotype of at least one individual, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and delivering content to at least one individual based on the analysis. The methods and systems described herei... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8376850 | Game controller and controlling method thereof A game controller includes a housing, a number of press sensors and touch sensors, and a main circuit embedded in the housing powered by a battery. The main circuit includes a collecting module, a comparing module and a controlling module. The press sensors detects ... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8376851 | Storage medium having game program stored therein and game apparatus A game apparatus includes an input device with which it is possible to specify a position on a screen of a display device. The game apparatus displays a game image representing a virtual game space on the display device. The movement of a first object in the game im... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8376852 | Electronic sport sensing device An electronic sensing device includes a blanket, at least a sensor unit, and a display unit. The blanket has a circuit unit thereon and a plurality of couplers electrically connected to the circuit unit. The sensor unit is detachably fastened to the blanket and elec... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8360881 | Interactive game for an electronic device An interactive game allows a player to play a “handclapping” game on a device with a touch screen interface (mobile phone, tablet or other such device) with a 3D model or a 2D model of an animal, a person, or any other character. The player must successfully mim... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8342963 | Methods and systems for enabling control of artificial intelligence game characters A method for controlling an artificial-intelligence (AI) character includes entering a command mode which enables control of the AI character, and occurs while substantially maintaining an existing display of the game, thereby preserving the immersive experience of ... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8337307 | Computer-readable storage medium having stored therein music performance program, music performance apparatus, music performance method, and music performance system A game apparatus repeatedly calculates a gravity center position based on load values detected by respective load sensors of a load controller. The game apparatus sequentially reproduces each of measures of a musical piece by reproducing a next measure when the grav... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8337305 | Apparatus and method for managing user inputs in video games A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a controller to obtain a user input that was inputted into a first accessory operably coupled with the computing device where the first accessory provi... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8337306 | Method and apparatus for adjusting a view of a scene being displayed according to tracked head motion A method for controlling a view of a scene is provided. The method initiates with detecting an initial location of a control object. An initial view of the scene is displayed on a virtual window, the initial view defined by a view-frustum based on a projection of th... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8333663 | Game device, method of controlling game device, program, and information storage medium To provide a game device capable of allowing a user to feel a difference in state of mind between a player of a winning team and a player of a losing team when defending. A selection unit (56) selects one or more player characters from among the player charac... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8333662 | Computer readable storage medium having a game program stored thereon and a game apparatus An input device incorporating a motion sensor which detects a motion of the input device is worn on the body of a player, and in accordance with motion data detected by the input device, the player object is caused to move along a predetermined route on a course set... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8323108 | Double kick adapter for video game drum machine An electronic apparatus that allows for the connection of a pair of bass drum pedals to a single controller further comprises an electronic circuit housed within an enclosure and provided with two (2) input jacks to allow connection of two (2) standard bass drum ped... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8313376 | Computer-readable storage medium having game program stored therein and game apparatus Reference point calculation means calculates a reference point with respect to a reference axis direction, the reference point being a center position based on positions of a plurality of objects and the reference axis direction being a predetermined axis direction ... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8313377 | Playing browser based games with alternative controls and interfaces Methods, systems, and computer programs for playing browser based game with alternative controls and interfaces are presented. In one method, a definition of native inputs defined for the game is received. The native inputs are originated in a native device and are ... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8313378 | Yoga ball game controller system and method A yoga ball controller communicates motion signals to a game console and a video game executing on the game console to progress play of a game in response to the motion signals. An individual positions himself on the yoga ball and begins to move his body. The contro... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8308562 | Biofeedback for a gaming device, such as an electronic gaming machine (EGM) Environmental feedback and/or biofeedback is associated with one or more players' emotions in real time. The emotional feedback is provided to a game device being used by the player, such an electronic gaming machine (EGM). The game device uses the biofeedback and/o... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8303411 | Methods and systems for enabling depth and direction detection when interfacing with a computer program Detecting direction pointing direction when interfacing with a computer program is described. Two or more stereo images presented in front of two or more corresponding image capture devices can be captured. Each image capture device having a capture location in a co... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8298082 | Game device, progress control method, information recording medium, and program An information processing device (100) (game device) sequentially measures the distance between a display (290) and a controller (210). When the distance is equal to or smaller than an alerting distance, the information processing device determi... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8292736 | Game device, information storage medium, and game device control method A game device allowing a player to enjoy the process of acquiring information on an input procedure of operation data corresponding to a predetermined event is provided. A game device including a controller allowing input of operation data comprises judgment means f... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8292737 | Entertainment system The present invention provides a game system using LEDs in a controller 20. In a game system of the present invention, an image pickup apparatus captures the controller. The controller includes multiple input units for making an operation input to advance a g... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8292738 | Information processing system and attachment device A game system as an information processing system includes a game apparatus and a controller, and the controller is attached with an attachment device. In a case that a slit plate of the attachment device is removed, the controller detects positions of high-intensit... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8287373 | Control device for communicating visual information Methods and systems for interfacing a control device with a computer program executing at a base computing device are presented. The method generates a visual cue at a spherical section of the control device and captures an image of the visual cue using an image cap... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8267785 | Game apparatus and computer readable storage medium having game program stored thereon First, operation data including at least acceleration data and angular velocity data is obtained from an input device including at least an acceleration sensor and a gyrosensor. Next, based on the acceleration data and the angular velocity data, a moving velocity of... | 09/18/2012 |
| 8257176 | Game device and method for processing images responsive to captured player images Proper recognition of a position can be achieved even when a predetermined part of a player moves rapidly. An image of a player is captured by a camera unit, and from this image the head position of the player is recognized, so that the game proceeds based on the re... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8251818 | Reflex training and improvement system A reflex training system operates on a computer or other processing system, having hand and foot controls for response to stimuli. The use of a computer allows the system to be portable and used in a variety of locations. The system is highly configurable and can be... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8251817 | Game device, game control method, and game control program A game device includes a shape data storage which stores data of an object disposed in a three-dimensional space, a first rendering unit which sets a point of view and a line of sight and renders the object, a viewpoint changing unit which receives a change instruct... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8251819 | Sensor error reduction in mobile device based interactive multiplayer augmented reality gaming through use of one or more game conventions Interactive multiplayer augmented reality game play is enhanced in a mobile device used in such game play by establishing a virtual world coordinate system based on one or more game conventions and by reducing device sensor error before, during or after game play us... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8251820 | Methods and systems for enabling depth and direction detection when interfacing with a computer program One or more images can be captured with a depth camera having a capture location in a coordinate space. First and second objects in the one or more images can be identified and assigned corresponding first and second object locations in the coordinate space. A relat... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8246457 | Storage medium having game program stored thereon and game apparatus In an acceleration value obtaining step (S2), an acceleration value which changes in accordance with a state of the input device is sequentially obtained as the input value. In an increase/decrease direction inversion detection step (S3, S17), i... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8246459 | Method, apparatus and recording medium for performance game Disclosed are a method, an apparatus, and a recording medium for a performance game, and more particularly are a method, an apparatus, and a recording medium for providing a performance game for playing indicators in a plurality of areas while a user moves in corres... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8246458 | Game apparatus and recording medium recording game program As an example, a value obtained by adding the magnitudes of a plurality of angular velocities around respective axes indicated by angular velocity data obtained from an input device including gyroscopic sensors, is used to calculate a rotation parameter indicating a... | 08/21/2012 |
