Video game with control of movement and rate of movement of a plurality of game objects

Patent 4552360 Issued on November 12, 1985. Estimated Expiration Date:

February 13, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Coleco Industries, Inc.

Application

No. 06/579709 filed on 02/13/1984

US Classes:

463/38, Pivotally-translatable handle (e.g., joystick, etc.)345/159, Having variable cursor speed463/31Visual (e.g., enhanced graphics, etc.)

Examiners

Primary: Pinkham, Richard C.
Assistant: Picard, Leo P.

International Classes

G06F 3/037 (20060101)
G06F 3/033 (20060101)
G09G 5/42 (20060101)
A63F 13/06 (20060101)
A63F 13/10 (20060101)
A63F 13/02 (20060101)

Abstract

A video game having a controller for player selection of movement of a plurality of game objects, and for controlling the rate of movement of the selected game objects.