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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075378 | Horse race gaming machine In a horse race gaming machine 1, a performance point is calculated on each of the player's racehorses, based on the results of respective racing games (S501). The number of wins, the number of races, a winning percentage, best time, etc. by the raceho... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8062111 | Systems and methods for providing fixed-odds and pari-mutuel wagering The present invention provides systems and methods for providing a user with the ability to submit a wager to a fixed-odds book or a pari-mutuel pool using an interactive wagering application. A conditional wagering option is provided. When the user selects a condit... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8052508 | Horse race gaming machine In a horse race gaming machine 1, when a regular denomination process of S201 is executed, a regular BET image, wherein the minimum bet amount a player can specify is “1”, is displayed on a sub monitor 113 of a station 101. In the mea... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052510 | Horse race gaming machine In a horse race gaming machine 1, when a regular denomination process of S201 is executed, a regular BET image, wherein the minimum bet amount a player can specify is “1”, is displayed on a sub monitor 113 of a station 101. In the mea... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052509 | Horse race gaming machine In a horse race gaming machine 1, a performance point is calculated on each of the player's racehorses, based on the results of respective racing games (S501). The number of wins, the number of races, a winning percentage, best time, etc. by the raceho... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8016653 | Three dimensional virtual rendering of a live event A method is disclosed for three-dimensional rendering of a live event such as an automobile race over a client device such as a personal computer. Moving and stationary objects at the event may be rendered using computer-generated graphics of the moving and stationa... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012005 | Storage medium storing traveling time calculation program and game apparatus A traveling time calculation program causes a computer to function as the following: position determination mechanism which determines a position of a movable object using a velocity vector with every update of a game screen, virtual position setting mechanism which... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7950990 | Systems and methods for interactive wagering The present invention is systems and methods for interactive wagering. Preferred embodiments of these systems and methods incorporate a wagering data hub which controls the flow of data relating to wagers, wagering events, and wagering account and facilitates the us... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7934983 | Location-aware distributed sporting events Various embodiments facilitate location-aware distributed competitions. In one embodiment, a system facilitates a distributed sporting event that includes multiple players traveling over courses that are remote from one another. The system includes a manager that re... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7918722 | Image processing device, image processing method and storage medium for storing programs for executing image process cycles Travel historical data corresponding with each course are pre-prepared in accordance with the course type of the branch-point transition at the branching point. The course selected by the operator is discriminated in real time in the area of the branching point, eit... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7837544 | Speed-dependent suggested driving lines In a video game or simulator, suggested speed indicators are computed along a suggested driving line on a path (e.g., a race track) and displayed in a simple, progressive, and user-friendly format. The displayed speed indicators are based on a racer's current speed ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7785178 | Computing a target speed in a virtual racing environment A target speed profile for a specified racer is computed at various points along a track. The calculation is based on the real world physics of the racing environment and incorporates physical characteristics of the track, including curvature, undulation, and/or cam... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7749057 | Speed-dependent suggested driving lines In a video game or simulator, suggested speed indicators are computed along a suggested driving line on a path (e.g., a race track) and displayed in a simple, progressive, and user-friendly format. The displayed speed indicators are based on a racer's current speed ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7749056 | Game system with changing character control To provide a game system in which each of the players in turn controls a common character (operation object) so as to enjoy a continuous electric game; and to provide a game system in which a previous player who has been replaced by another player still has willing ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7744451 | Speed-dependent suggested driving lines In a video game or simulator, suggested speed indicators are computed along a suggested driving line on a path (e.g., a race track) and displayed in a simple, progressive, and user-friendly format. The displayed speed indicators are based on a racer's current speed ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7736220 | Computer program product An object of the present invention is to impose a penalty on a player, without causing a sudden deceleration, when a moving body moving on a course formed in a virtual space contacts a sidewall at the edge of the course. To achieve this object, assume that a vehicle... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7674167 | Storage medium storing traveling time calculation program and game apparatus A traveling time calculation program causes a computer to function as the following: position determination programmed logic circuitry which determines a position of a movable object using a velocity vector with every update of a game screen, virtual position settin... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7670220 | Racing games and other games having garage, showroom, and test drive features Racing games and other computer-implemented games having garage, showroom and test drive features are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for implementing a racing game in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes displaying a plurality of c... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7645191 | Systems and methods for handicapping a horse race The systems and processes for handicapping a horse race using data from a past race disclosed herein enable a user to forecast the results of a horse race. The user or system selects a horse to handicap in an upcoming race, the handicapped race, and a comparable pas... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7607975 | Bet control method for race game When a racing form speculating a race is selected, a bet is automatically made on a speculated possible finish place. A racing form speculated information indication region K1 is provided on the right side of a speculation indication region H5. A specu... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7601055 | Game apparatus, game method, and program There is provided a game apparatus for moving a moving object on a road in a virtual world and changing influence received by the moving object from the road based on movement history, wherein an input reception unit receives operational input from a player, a stora... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7585215 | Game device Provided is a game device which determines the goal point pursuant to the game progress and not in advance. The game device 1 is a game for competing for game scores in accordance with the superiority of the state of arrival upon the taxi, which is the moving... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7513824 | Game device with moving objects competing for a game score A game device displays on a display monitor scenes of a vehicle moving in response to manipulations by the player. The display monitor further displays a plurality of goal determining elements. A goal point and a time limit to reach the goal point are set when one o... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7497776 | Multiplayer game mode with predator feature Methods and systems for administering and playing a multi-player computer game are disclosed. During the multi-player computer game, players are either identified as a predator or as prey. The predator players attempt to catch the prey, and the prey-players attempt ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7425179 | Game device and program including game processing after reproducing historical performance A game system enables continuation of a game after the game is ceased. The game system starts to reproduce a game screen of the state before the game is ceased and to start to continue the game after the screen results in a game ceased state. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7402964 | Race car system A race car system is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the race car system includes at least one car, at least one video camera provided on the at least one car, a car transmitter/receiver connected to the at least one video camera, a remote control transmitt... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7373377 | Interactive virtual thematic environment The present invention is directed to a method of integrating information, including real-time information, into a virtual thematic environment using a computer system, including accessing the stored information from a database or downloading the real-time informatio... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364506 | Gaming machine with a graphical indicator A wagering game in which a graphical indicator may be used to identify a positive outcome, or a negative outcome, or where multiple graphical indicators may be used to identify and distinguish both positive and negative outcomes in a selection game, which has a plur... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358973 | Mixture model for motion lines in a virtual reality environment Improved human-like realism of computer opponents in racing or motion-related games is provided by using a mixture model to determine a dynamically prescribed racing line that the AI driver is to follow for a given segment of the race track. This dynamically prescri... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351138 | Systems and methods for simulating game state changes responsive to an interrupt condition A simulation module simulates events that may occur during a cautionary period based on, e.g., current relative position of vehicles, vehicle and driver attributes and current game statistics for vehicles, and compiles new statistics and attributes that are used in ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347764 | Toy racing game A racing toy game comprises a multi-track closed circuit, a respective starting gate for each respective track of the circuit, a finishing post for each respective track of the circuit. There are multiple movable elements each respectively being for traversing a res... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328239 | Method and apparatus for automatically data streaming a multiparty conference session A system and method for automatically data streaming a multiparty conference. The system allows a session moderator or other guests to request data streaming of the multiparty. The data-stream-initiation request is received from an Internet-based interface. Upon rec... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7314408 | Methods and apparatus for a competitive bonus game with variable odds A bonus controller for generating a competitive bonus game in a gaming system, the bonus controller having a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The bonus controller being programmed to: receive wagering data corresponding to a casino game, enter a firs... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311606 | System and method for betting on a subset of participants in an event wherein betting parameters may change over time A method of managing bets is provided. The method includes identifying a set of participants in an event and receiving a group bet for the event. The group bet comprises a bet that one of an undefined subset of the set of participants will win the event. The undefin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306514 | System and method for gaming based upon intermediate points in a race event According to one embodiment, a method of gaming is provided that comprises receiving a determination of a particular race participant in a race event having a plurality of race participants. The method continues by determining a particular position of the particular... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303459 | Toy system The toy system includes: a pair of motors; an operating device having a throttle lever for velocity direction and a steering device for course direction; a driving control device for controlling driving velocities of the respective motors so that the driving velocit... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294054 | Wagering method, device, and computer readable storage medium, for wagering on pieces in a progression A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage, for wagering on a game of chance which includes (a) offering, before a game of chance progression commences, an initial wager on any of a plurality of pieces to first complete the progression, an initial payout for... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7292990 | System and method for software development This invention relates to a method and apparatus for developing software. In one embodiment, a method for facilitating the distributed development of software components includes providing a skill rating for software developers, communicating specifications for a so... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7293235 | Predicting avatar movement in a distributed virtual environment A method and apparatus for predicting the likelihood of an avatar under the control of a user in a virtual environment moving with a predetermined range of a boundary as disclosed in which the movement of the avatar in the virtual environment is monitored for a peri... | 11/06/2007 |
