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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6905405 | Method and apparatus for gaming using symbols movable in the plane of a display Methods of playing games of chance and gaming devices employing a plurality of symbol carriers, each symbol carrier bearing substantially continuously visible symbols. At least one symbol carried by each of the plurality of symbol carriers may be indicated at the en... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6811487 | Using transferred operation key status data to synchronize games running on multiple independent game systems When users simultaneously play the same game with interconnected game machines, processing delays would conventionally cause inconsistencies in game content between different game machines. To solve this problem, the game machines are not synchronized with one anoth... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6811494 | Shooting game machine and shooting game system A shooting game machine includes a target unit in which targets are arranged at four stages. A token discharge device faces the target unit and is operable by a game player to discharge a token while selectively aiming at any of the plurality of targets. Display uni... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6811489 | Controller interface for a graphics system A video game system includes a game program executing system executing a game program and one or more controllers supplying user inputs to the game program executing system. An interface between the controllers and the game program executing system is programmable t... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6790138 | System and method for providing and scoring an interactive puzzle A system and method provides an interactive puzzle to a user and scores the attempted solutions to the puzzle. Portions of a representation of a puzzle object are successively provided to a user over time and a user is allowed to attempt to solve the puzzle by guess... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6783460 | Method and apparatus for coordinating an interactive computer game with a broadcast television program In order to allow viewers to interact with a television broadcast, a central control establishes a virtual environment in which viewers participate with characters designed by them. Viewers can create a character with the aid of a computer and then submit the charac... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6769987 | Game apparatus, game displaying method, game score evaluating method, and recording media recorded with game program A game system and method is disclosed that has at least one game display, an input controller, and a device executing a game program, wherein a controller for displaying the progress of a game as a real time image on the game display, in response to information inpu... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6767285 | Image display method, computer game processing method and recording medium To improve a screen display on the computer game device, according to the present invention, when a game character and its attribute information are to be displayed on the computer game screen and the display size of the game character is to be enlarged or reduced, ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6757572 | Computerized system and method for practicing and instructing in a sport and software for same A computerized system for instructing a player in an athletic sport includes a screen listing a plurality of discrete physical factors describing a real or hypothetical situation in the sport. A player enters a plurality of personal discrete actions that may be take... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6749506 | Method for changing viewpoints using pressure-sensitive means, recording medium providing software program therefor, and entertainment system A recording medium on which is recorded a computer-readable and executable software program that performs processing by taking as instructions an output from a controller used in an entertainment system. The controller has a pressure-sensitive unit. The software pro... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6743101 | Wireless game control units A wireless control unit includes a controller having wireless transmitter circuitry for transmitting game information, and a console interface/adapter for converting one of the communication ports of the game console into a wireless receiver/transmitter. The console... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6735487 | Interactive wagering system with promotions An interactive wagering system is provided that promotes wagering to users at user equipment. The user equipment may be based on a set-top box and television, a personal computer, a cellular telephone with a display, or other such devices. Wagering may be promoted b... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6726566 | Method for changing viewpoints using pressure-sensitive means, recording medium providing software program therefor, and entertainment system A recording medium on which is recorded a computer-readable and executable software program that performs processing by taking as instructions an output from a controller used in an entertainment system. The controller has a pressure-sensitive unit. The software pro... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6719628 | Video game device, play result display method of video game, and readable recording medium where play result display method program is recorded A video game device includes monitor which displays game images, including a pitcher game character that executes a pitching action, a pitching instruction section for instructing a pitching course to the pitcher game character, a pitching storage section for storin... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6702674 | Method of and system for operating gaming machines A method of and a system (10) for providing a jackpot award for a plurality of gaming machines (40) are disclosed. The system (10) gaming machines (40) linked by at least one venue jackpot controller (300) to a central jackpot controller. The method inclu... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6685561 | Gaming machine with sorting feature A gaming machine comprises at least one visual display (mechanical or video) and a game of chance controlled by a processor in response to a wager. The game of chance includes a primary game and a sorting feature. The sorting feature is triggered by certa... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6682425 | Game system for generating random on-the-spot broadcasting data based on player historical performance data It is an object of the present invention to provide a game system which is capable of maximizing realism of an on-the-spot broadcasting voice or the like. A plurality of on-the-spot broadcasting data previously prepared to be used specific situation in a ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6682427 | Keypad for dialing telephone numbers and displaying game moves A keypad used for dialing telephone numbers to establish a communications link is also used to display game moves. Once the communications link is established between two or more parties, their terminals are placed in a game mode which activates inband si... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6676510 | Electronic gaming device having random reel mapping A method and apparatus for use in a gaming apparatus having a plurality of reels, wherein each reel includes a plurality of physical stops associated with a plurality of symbols is disclosed. The method and apparatus maps random numbers to the plurality o... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6638164 | Gaming device having multiple award enhancing levels The present invention provides an interactive, ongoing bonus game that operates at the same time as a base game of a gaming device and thereby enhances a player's award. The present invention provides one or more graduating multiplier or modifier displays... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6638175 | Diagnostic golf club system A diagnostic golf club system having a diagnostic golf club, an interface means and a computing means is disclosed herein. The diagnostic golf club includes a plurality of strain gauges, an internal power supply, and a non-volatile memory for capturing da... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6638160 | Game system allowing calibration of timing evaluation of a player operation and storage medium to be used for the same A game system allows timing adjustment for reducing inaccuracy in timing evaluation of an operation performed by a player. The game system includes a storage device for storing reference data defining timing of at least one operation to be performed by a ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6632137 | Target-game execution method, game machine, and recording medium A portable game machine electronically executes target games and has an input unit, a game processing unit, and a display unit in a housing. A plurality of targets to be hit are displayed on the display unit. First pitching data concerning the vertical di... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6620042 | Target-game execution method, game machine, and recording medium A portable game machine electronically executes target games and has an input unit, a game processing unit, and a display unit in a housing. A plurality of targets to be hit are displayed on the display unit. First kicking data concerning an X coordinate ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6616529 | Simulation and synthesis of sports matches A reality-based sports gaming network includes a hierarchical event model, a gaming engine, and an event synthesis engine. The event synthesis engine and the hierarchical event model work together to predict events in a sports match using a probabilistic ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6609969 | Apparatus and method for dispensing of awards A device for dispensing awards includes a housing having a set of compartments, the contents of which are visible from the outside. Each compartment contains a small but valuable award, such as a diamond. The housing is part of, or connected to, a gaming ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6595851 | Game device, system and method where identification data assigned to individual game devices is stochastically processed In a game system having inherent identification data assigned to each of memory card devices, novel cards can be generated by comparing the inherent identification data with a password given as an input signal. Thus, the inherent identification data can h... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6585596 | Wireless game control units A wireless control unit includes a controller having wireless transmitter circuitry for transmitting game information, and a console interface/adapter for converting one of the communication ports of the game console into a wireless receiver/transmitter. ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6575830 | Gaming device having apparatus and method for producing an award through award elimination or replacement The present invention provides a bonus round of gaming device in which the player either wins that which the player does not select or the player selectively replaces one award with another award with the hopes of maximizing an ultimate award. In the embo... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6575828 | Game using game and outcome indicia A device and method for playing a card game where four game cards are selected. To win, a fifth, outcome card must have either a higher or lower value than any same suited game card.... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6572474 | Methods of paying winning bets This invention provides a method of paying winning bets against the house in a casino game such as Roulette. According to this method the casino provides a player's VDU display to display those bets of a player which are normally combined mentally by a cr... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6572473 | Gaming device having game scheme allowing player skill to affect symbol movement without affecting award The present invention involves a gaming device with a bonus scheme which includes a plurality of parent regions and sub-regions. The gaming device moves at least one symbol with respect to the sub-regions and enables the player to use his/her skill to sto... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6571143 | Golf scoring system for a golf competition The present invention includes a golf scoring system for at least one golf competition, wherein at least one participant plays at a first geographic location with a set of results and at least one participant plays at a second geographic location with ano... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6565433 | Gaming device with traveling reel symbols The present invention relates to a gaming device feature which involves one or more symbols which travel from one location to a randomly determined location on one or more reels. The travel can occur at any time during a primary game or bonus round, howev... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6561900 | Gaming device with traveling reel symbols The present invention relates to a gaming device feature which involves one or more symbols which travel from location to location on one or more reels. The travel can occur at any time during a primary game or bonus round, however it preferably occurs to... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6554703 | Gaming device having multiple audio, video or audio-video exhibitions associated with related symbols The present invention is a gaming device that provides a gaming device that displays a plurality of related symbols, wherein each symbol has a different exhibition associated with it. The gaming device includes a display adapted to display the symbols and... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6537149 | Game system and computer readable storage medium for breeding game A game system includes: a display device for displaying images; an input device for receiving manipulation by a user and for outputting a signal corresponding to the manipulation; and a control device for controlling progress of a horse breeding game with... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6511378 | Method of identifying game controllers in multi-player game In one embodiment, an operating system may assign a product ID to the game controller that matches the product ID provided with or for the game controller.... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6475086 | Wagering system with improved communication between host computers and remote terminals The necessity for spontaneously transmitting each individual wager from a remote terminal or terminals to a host computer in a computerized lottery system is completely eliminated. As a result, the total amount of data transmitted between the remote termi... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6471592 | External operation device and entertainment system This invention concerns an external operation device and makes it possible to conduct communication at a faster rate than previously. The operation means is connected to the operation object via an optical fiber and by converting the electrical signals of... | 10/29/2002 |
