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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7362213 | Method and apparatus for remotely controlling a plurality of devices Disclosed is a method for controlling usage times for at least one device, including the steps of: (a) identifying a device to be controlled; (b) utilizing the device by a user; (c) tracking a device usage value for the device as the user utilizes the device; and (d... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347780 | Game system and game programs A portable game system that uses polygon graphics to generate a 3-D player character, or body part such as a hand, moving through a 3-D simulated game space for display on an LCD screen in the portable game system. Overlaying an LCD screen is a touch screen that sen... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7324346 | Plug-in module for portable computing device A plug-in module adds functionality to a portable electronic device. The module includes a housing that is accepted by a housing port of the portable electronic device. The module includes at least one latch to secure the module to the electronic device. Each latch ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314414 | Game device, storing medium storing game program, and game method using ultraviolet rays A game apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU executes a game program stored in a game cartridge. During a game, the CPU corrects an ultraviolet ray value detected by an ultraviolet ray sensor in such a manner as to render equal or approximate to a setting value of t... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7291054 | Toy with programmable remote control A programmable device such as a toy or novelty item and a remote controller has a keyboard which can be activated by a user to set up any one of multiple different motions of the toy. Sounds and lights can be activated to coordinate with the movement. The toy can be... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275994 | Game machine having wireless communication capability A video game machine is provided with wireless functionality. The wireless functionality may be built-into the video game machine or may be provided by a device that is removably attachable to the video game machine. The wireless functionality enables, among other t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272424 | Gametenna, interfacing wireless telephone and method An interchangeable Gametenna used in conjunction with a wireless telephone to play a game. The Gametenna includes an antenna having at least one radiating element for receiving and transmitting wireless signals, and a memory device which is physically coupled to the... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7243053 | Method and apparatus for virtual control of operational scale models A virtual scale model operating environment for controlling operational scale models. The virtual scale model operating environment includes a virtual controller that provides simulated environmental parameters normally associated with real operation. The virtual co... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7243363 | Entertainment system, picture display apparatus, information processing apparatus and synchronization control method An entertainment system comprised of plural game playing machines interconnected over a communication channel in which the pictures generated and displayed in the game playing machines are synchronized with external synchronization signals. In performing real-time i... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7155604 | Game system having selectable startup display image wherein system processor selects between internal display image or display image from external memory card There is disclosed a method of starting up an information processing apparatus which is capable of introducing a variety of elements into an image that is displayed when the information processing apparatus is started up according to a boot sequence. A memory card c... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147563 | Video game apparatus, method and recording medium for obtaining data from a URL as random numbers A video game apparatus, which generates, based on data obtained by a communication part via a server on a network, game data for causing a game to proceed, includes a control part converting the data obtained from the server on the network into one of a numeric valu... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7089427 | Security system method and apparatus for preventing application program unauthorized use A semiconductor storage device includes a program ROM and a flash memory, and the program ROM includes a program data storing area and a dummy data storing area, and the flash memory includes a program data storing area and a dummy address storing area. An address c... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077751 | Portable and stationary game machine system A game system including a stationary game machine requiring an external power supply, such as a coin-operable business-use game machine or a home game machine, and a portable game machine having an internal power supply. Game programs for raising game characters are... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076445 | System and methods for obtaining advantages and transacting the same in a computer gaming environment A system and methods allowing the creation, integration, and transaction of advantages (e.g. desired environment features and/or elements). In an illustrative implementation, the system may operate partially or completely in a computing environment. Where a computin... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072948 | Information retrieval system using an internet multiplexer to focus user selection The invention provides a method and system for receiving incoming information from multiple information sources, both interactive and passive, and for engagingly presenting that information to a recipient on a presentation interface. The system includes a “backgro... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069044 | Electronic apparatus having game and telephone functions An electronic apparatus includes a phone CPU and a game CPU. When a * key is operated during execution of a game, the phone CPU sets a specified bit of a game key register to “1”. The phone CPU is set “1” into the specified bit when there is an incoming call... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056217 | Messaging service for video game systems with buddy list that displays game being played A messaging system includes a web server computer and at least two video game systems. Each game system is configured to connect to the web server computer via the Internet and to communicate status data indicative of an activity engaged in by a user thereof. The we... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052312 | Multiple-in-one retaining seat A multiple-in-one retaining seat comprises a retaining seat; two lateral front sides of the retaining seat being installed with two frames; a lower side of the center of the retaining seat being installed with a receptacle for receiving the personal digital assistan... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050064 | Method and apparatus for displaying higher color resolution on a hand-held LCD device Effective color resolution of a limited-memory color-mapped display system such as a portable liquid crystal display (LCD) handheld video game system can be increased by changing the color mapping information during active display time (e.g., during the horizontal b... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047452 | Method and system for detecting excessive use of a data processing system A method (300) for detecting excessive use of a data processing system, such as a computer or a video game, is disclosed. In a first embodiment of the invention, the method estimates (315 340, 365) the length of a period of continuous use of the system... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025677 | Game emulator program The present disclosure is directed to a game emulator program that allows a game to be played on a game machine using a display device having a resolution that is lower than the resolution for which the game is designed, while reproducing a game image that is close ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7003588 | Peripheral devices for a video game system A peripheral device is provided for connection to a home video game system having a recess formed in an external surface thereof. The peripheral device includes an electrical component, an electrical connector coupled to the electrical component for connecting to a ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6955606 | Game information storage medium and game system using the same A game information storage medium is removably connected to a first game machine having a first architecture, and includes a game program for a second game machine having a second architecture, an emulator program for converting the second architecture into an archi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6863609 | Method for controlling movement of viewing point of simulated camera in 3D video game, and 3D video game machine A 3D game machine includes a monitor for displaying images, a game control unit for controlling progress of a game, and an image control unit for generating and displaying a 3D image viewed from a viewing point of a simulated camera on a screen of the monitor. A tra... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6820265 | System method and data storage medium for sharing data between video games A system for sharing information between separately executable programs is provided. The data sharing system includes a control unit (11) having a processor (12) and a memory (16) coupled to the processor (12). The memory (16) stor... | 11/16/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6466450 | Game machine apparatus A game machine having a plurality of controllers has removable memory devices corresponding or e-to-one to the controllers so that it is possible to store game control processes and the like personal to individual game users and improve the freedom with w... | 10/15/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6238291 | Cartridge, game machine and bi-directional communication type game system A game which two or more players can play, such as cards and mahjong, is played by connecting a home TV game machine with portable game machines having displays, where images for a common field are displayed on the TV, and private hands of a player, which... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6220964 | Game system operable with backup data on different kinds of game machines A game system utilizes a first game machine and a second game machine. The backup data obtained through playing a first game on the first game machine is memorized in a first game cartridge. The first game cartridge is attached to an extension adapter, an... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6203431 | Video game apparatus and memory medium 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... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6048270 | Data-transfer device The present invention comprises at least a serial data interface unit, a data buffer unit, a data processing unit, and a serial/parallel data interface unit. It is designed for compressing and transferring recorded data signals stored in the memory card e... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6006319 | Coprocessor system for accessing shared memory during unused portion of main processor's instruction cycle where main processor never waits when accessing shared memory A coprocessor system is disclosed in which a CPU in a game machine body and a CPU in a game cartridge are formed by CPU cores having the same architecture and memory mapping functions. The cycle time of a second CPU, for example the CPU in the game cartri... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5996033 | Data compression device comprising input connector for connecting to game player system, output connector for connecting to memory card, and virtual memory page switch A data compression device includes a data compression circuit for compressing data being transferred between a TV game player and a memory card, and for decompressing data sent from the memory card to the game player. The device is arranged to be inserted... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5973656 | Image display device LED arrays where a plurality of LEDs are vertically arranged are lit up in luminance corresponding to tone values on digital image data. Light beams in line emitted from the LED arrays are scanned in a horizontal direction to display a two-dimensional ima... | 10/26/1999 |
