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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100770 | Game controller, storage medium storing game program, and game apparatus A game controller includes at least four load sensors for detecting a load applied on a support board on which player's legs are ridden, and the game controller transmits a load value detected as manipulation data by the four load sensors to a game machine. The game... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8038532 | Performing a competition between teams by means of modular units This invention relates to a method of performing a competition between teams by means of at least two sets of modular units (20A, 20B; 21A, 21B; 22A, 22B). The invention further relates to a modular unit for performing a com... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7918733 | Multi-input game control mixer Systems, methods and for analyzing game control input data are disclosed. A machine-readable medium having embodied thereon instructions for analyzing game control input data is also disclosed. ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7905782 | Game apparatus having general-purpose remote control function A game apparatus is capable of controlling infrared radiation means for radiating infrared light. The game apparatus executes game processing using imaging information on the infrared light obtained from an input device. The input device takes an image of the infrar... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7883417 | Gaming machine communicating system A disclosed gaming system allows game configuration of gaming machines in the gaming system via wireless transmissions from a hand-held device. For instance, via the hand-held device, a user can configure a plurality of gaming machines in range of the device with di... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7878905 | Multi-layered interactive play experience Embodiments of the invention provide a unique interactive game that includes multiple dynamic layers in which a participant may complete a variety of challenges and/or tasks. For example, the participant may obtain a toy “wand” from a retail phase that is usable... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874919 | Gaming system and gaming method A method of operating a gaming system comprising a plurality of gaming apparatuses may include receiving position data relating to a position of a player from a wireless device carried by the player. The method may include retrieving stored player data that relates ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7862431 | Storage medium storing a game program, game apparatus, and game control method A video game apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU allows a game to proceed according to input data transmitted from a controller performed a swing operation by a player. When a ball hit by a player character according to a swing operation performed by the player co... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7811171 | Game system and game program A game image representing a part or all of an identical game space is displayed on game machines. A first game machine detects the link strength of wireless communication between the first game machine and a second game machine. The first game machine executes prede... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7775884 | Game controller steering wheel and methods therefor A game controller having a steering wheel communicating wirelessly with a controller base is provided. The steering wheel includes a wireless transmitter while the controller base includes a wireless receiver. The wireless transmitter is configured to transmit wheel... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7753788 | Game controller that converts between wireless operation and wired operation A game controller operates in both a wired mode and a wireless mode, and is able to switch between these two modes without permanent disruption to an ongoing game. During a transition from one mode to another, a host gaming system detects when the controller is phys... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7635305 | Game system and storage medium storing game program A game system includes a plurality of game apparatus that can carry out short-range wireless communication with one another. One of the game apparatus functions as a parent apparatus, and at least one other game apparatus functions as a child apparatus. The parent a... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7556564 | Hand-held video gaming device with integral printer A hand-held video gaming device that includes a games console comprising a disc reader module configured to load a game stored on a disc and a printer module configured to print game information on print media. A controller module is configured to be engaged, in a r... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7534169 | System and method for wireless gaming system with user profiles A gaming system is provided. The gaming system allows users to access applications via gaming communication devices coupled to a communication network. At least a portion of the network may be wireless. The gaming applications include gambling, financial, entertainm... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7438643 | Open architecture communications in a gaming network Open architecture communication systems and methods are provided that allow flexible data transmission between gaming machines and other devices and nodes within a gaming machine network. The gaming machine and other devices employ a communication interface that sen... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437147 | Remote gaming using cell phones with location and identity restrictions Disclosed is a remote lottery ticket purchasing or gaming event bet placement system using E-911 compliant cell phones. E-911 compliant cell phones provide the location of the caller, enabling the system of the present invention to determine in which jurisdiction th... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422522 | Game monitoring system, game playing table and monitoring method To prevent calculation errors and fraudulent acts and reduce cost by automatic monitoring, a wirelessly communicating game monitoring system includes an identifying information recording device, attached to playing cards or the like, for recording identifying inform... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424388 | Motion determining apparatus and storage medium having motion determining program stored thereon Acceleration data which is output from an acceleration sensor is obtained. A rotation motion of an input device around a predetermined direction as a rotation axis is determined by comparing a start point in a two-dimensional coordinate system which is represented b... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424304 | Method and apparatus for interactive audience participation at a live entertainment event The present invention relates to a method for providing interactive audience participation at live entertainment events. The method includes providing audience members with an interactive device that presents a promotional message and includes a user interface, broa... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419160 | Baccarat game A method of conducting a Baccarat game incorporating one or more side wagers is disclosed. The side wagers are dependent upon the number of cards dealt during the Baccarat hand and may be incorporated into all types of Baccarat games including Mini and Midi games. A... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419428 | Cashless transaction clearinghouse A disclosed cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse includes a network interface allowing the cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse to communicate with a number of gaming properties and a processor configured to enable the validation of cashless instru... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416487 | Communication device, game machine, and communication method A game machine which can be connected with a plurality of wireless controllers is proposed. A game machine according to the present invention holds identification information of wireless terminal equipment in the periphery as a list. The list may be a blacklist spec... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413513 | Apparatus and methods for wireless gaming communications A gaming communication apparatus may include a wireless transceiver and a controller operatively coupled to the wireless transceiver. The controller may be programmed to establish a bidirectional wireless communication link with a gaming apparatus when in proximity ... | 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 |
| 7406508 | Capturing advertising requests from a user A system in which a user accessing a web environment can request advertising information without leaving the currently displayed web page. A server is communicatively coupled to a client device, such as a personal computer, and is configured to communicate content t... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7396280 | Dedicated wireless digital video disc (DVD) controller for video game consoles There is provided a wireless system for a video game console having at least one of an Infrared (IR) receiver and a Radio Frequency (RF) receiver, and further having at least two operation modes including (i) a first game mode capable of playing video games and (ii)... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7379734 | Mobile communication terminal, game server and game program A mobile communication terminal includes a wireless communication device for wireless communication, an image displaying device for displaying an image, and a sound outputting device for outputting sound. The mobile communication terminal generates an execution vari... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367887 | Game apparatus, storage medium, and computer program that adjust level of game difficulty A game apparatus, a storage medium and a computer program, suitable to games that can be experienced by a player using an entire body to play a game. The game apparatus comprises: a storage section for storing a predetermined assigned movement for a player; an assig... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365646 | Children's potty alarm A children's potty alarm is disclosed. The children's potty alarm includes a base. A simulated bedroom/bathroom setting which may include a dancing bear or other character is provided on the base. A microprocessor is provided in the base. A speaker is connected to t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360761 | Dynamic generation of a profile for spinning reel gaming machines A gaming machine having spinning reels and methods for operating the gaming machine use a reel controller that controls motion of the spinning reels according to spin profiles for each reel. Each spin profile may be provided by the game play design and may be realiz... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359183 | Two-in-one wireless control kit A two-in-one wireless control kit is adapted to plug in a PCMCIA slot on a portable apparatus for storing and moving along with the portable apparatus and use at any time, and includes a transmitter and a receiver removably associated with each other to form one uni... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347781 | Method and system for reality gaming on wireless devices A system, method and computer readable medium are provided for facilitating a multiplayer game over a wireless network. According to the method, a request to transfer information between two of the wireless devices is received during the multiplayer game (e.g., 8... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341522 | Game system with gaming machine interconnected to a cellular phone A game system correlates games played on cellular phones with games played on arcade game machines. The game system includes a game machine installed in an amusement arcade, to run a game based on at least points, a floor management unit installed in the amusement a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338375 | Integrated voice and data communication for laser tag systems An electronic toy gun for data and audible sound/voice communication. Audible sound/voice may be communicated over an infrared beam or a radio frequency signal while data is communication over an infrared beam. The toy laser tag gun includes an IR receiver, an IR tr... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335105 | Soccer game apparatus A soccer game apparatus includes a game processor, and the game processor allows at least a character of a soccer ball to be displayed on a television monitor screen. An signal outputting device is attached to a player's leg, and when the player moves the leg, an ac... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331857 | Gaming system A gaming system for use with a media player and one or more output devices, where the media player is configured to receive user signals, to read and execute information from a game medium, and to present portions of the information on the one or more output devices... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333089 | Computer interface device A user's movements are detected by a capacitive system having one or more conductors. The output from the conductors is amplified and compared to a table of stored output. Thus, the device can eliminate the need to touch a control surface. The control surface such a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331870 | Multiplayer biofeedback interactive gaming environment The present invention provides a method and apparatus in which a biometric information relating to a player is used to facilitate game play in multiplayer game environments. In particular, the present invention provides a game platform, a biofeedback sensor, and a b... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331871 | Tactile signal-producing vest worn while playing a video game A vest that is worn while playing a video game is in the shape of a bandoleer and has a multiplicity of tactile signal-producing elements thereon. The tactile-signal producing elements are located all around the player so the player will receive tactile signals from... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329186 | Gaming system with rewritable display card and LCD input display for reading same Systems and methods for conducting cashless gaming or player tracking within a gaming environment are disclosed. Players with associated player accounts are provided player tracking instruments having rewriteable displays. Also provided are gaming devices or machine... | 02/12/2008 |
