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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...
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7371163 |
3D portable game system
A portable game system that contains an LCD touchscreen that displays 3D player-controlled characters moving in a simulated 3D game world and viewed from variable 3D viewpoints. The LCD touchscreen...
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7367888 |
Player trust system and method
A trust rating factor (TRF) based upon data collected for players participating in previous online games sessions is used in determining official results for an online game session when different...
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7364509 |
Systems and methods for facilitating a wager
Methods and systems of facilitating a wager include, a computer implemented method of facilitating a wager between players. The method may include receiving an initial offer from an initial player...
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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...
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7361083 |
Multimedia system and method for remote monitoring or refereeing in dart machines
A system and method which comprises a plurality of amusement machines (i.e., video games, flipper games, pinball machines, prize dispensing games, arcade games, electronic darts, kiddie rides, pool...
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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...
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7351148 |
Electronic sequence matching game and method of game play using same
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and a method of game play for an electronic sequence matching game the may include a pair of elongated stick member that may be operatively coupled...
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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...
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7341188 |
Position detection system, game system, and control method for position detection system
A position detection system includes: a scan beam illumination section which causes a first-direction line-shaped scan beam that is parallel to the X-axis to scan in the Y-axis direction at a...
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7340058 |
Low-overhead secure information processing for mobile gaming and other lightweight device applications
Cryptography-based methods and apparatus for secure information processing are disclosed that are particularly efficient in terms of the computational resources required, and thus implementable in...
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7337330 |
Universal game download system for legacy gaming machines
A universal method and system for downloading game software to legacy gaming machines. A gaming machine includes a locked enclosure; a first computing device disposed within the locked enclosure,...
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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...
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7331867 |
Gaming device having a re-triggering symbol bonus scheme
A gaming device having a bonus scheme wherein a combination of bonus symbols trigger a bonus game and any one of the bonus symbols in the bonus game provides a player with an award. The award may...
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7331863 |
Gaming device having related award component selection
A primary or secondary game is provided for a wagering gaming device. The game includes a display of a plurality of values. The display associates a set of multipliers with each of the values. One...
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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...
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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...
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7326118 |
Gaming machine, trading card and game system
A gaming machine uses a trading card 20 . The trading card 20 stores character data concerning a character and has a surface printed with a detail of the character data. A trading card handling...
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7326115 |
Gaming device and method having a first interactive game which determines a function of a second wagering game
A gaming device including a first player interactive game requiring one or more player inputs which result in an outcome. The outcome does not result in an award provided to the player. In one...
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7316611 |
Method for playing a gambling game
In a gambling game a collateral gambling game which can be won by players on at least one specific event occurring in the principal game, the collateral game being separate from the principal game...
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7316615 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring casinos and gaming
A system automatically monitors playing and wagering of a game, including the gaming habits of players and the performance of employees at least partially by tracking the movement of chips bearing...
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7313383 |
System for regulating entrance/exit of person and communication of wireless communication terminal, entrance/exit regulating apparatus to be used for the system, and wireless communication apparatus whose communication is to be restricted
Communication control is made which satisfies the needs of both an owner or manager of a communication place and users of wireless communication terminals. As a user of a cellular phone passes...
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7311595 |
Systems and methods for coding competitions
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a coding competition. In one embodiment, a method for providing a coding competition includes transmitting a coding problem to...
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7309288 |
Computer-readable program stored in a memory for implementing a game
There is provided a gaming machine which enhances interest in the entire game by diversifying the contents of the game, such as an RPG, and enables players to play a game adjusted to the individual...
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7300353 |
Game server, recording medium for storing game action control program and network game action control method for implementing multiple player team alteration
A search processor associates identifying information regarding terminal devices and stores this in an information memory as a team, an information deletion processor transmits a member deletion...
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7300056 |
System and methods for randomizing playing instruments for use in online gaming
Aspects of the present invention provide systems and methods relating to online gaming utilizing virtual playing instruments generated from physical playing instruments. According to one aspect of...
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7297056 |
Video game device and storage medium storing video game program
A turning point marker on a power gauge and an impact point object are displayed in a game image. The impact point object is displayed according to the current lie. The turning point marker is...
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7297063 |
On-line game method
Strengthening a relation between “products” and a virtual space, and improving values of both game characters and the “products” mimicking the characters by stimulating users' affection to...
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7294057 |
Secure method for remote game management
A game management center linked to at least one remote game terminal, sends the terminals to which it is linked, a message containing a game identifier and a question. The response from a player...
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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...
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7291064 |
Game program and game apparatus
Game program has a procedure for determining item price (IVD), for respectively computing price for transfer of a plurality of items to be used in a game every each item, and a procedure for...
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7293060 |
Electronic disc jockey service
An electronic disc jockey service in which the services of a disc jockey are effectively transformed into an Internet-based (or other network-based) service that is accessible from anywhere the...
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7288027 |
Cheater detection in a multi-player gaming environment
A first instance of a game application is executed on a first computing system. The first computing system is coupled to communicate with a second computing system executing a second instance of...
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7281928 |
Method and apparatus for conducting a competition using a divided literary work
The invention provides a method of advertising by conducting a competition using a literary work that is divided into a plurality of distinct parts and formed into playing pieces, each piece...
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7278923 |
Smart discard rack for playing cards
A discard rack moves and reads suit and rank of individual cards. The cards are provided to a card in-feed area and moved to a card collection area. Both suit and rank of each card is read in the...
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7275987 |
Virtual world system, server computer and information processor
Objects which are created in conformity with the data format of objects to be handled in a virtual world are offered to users on the terminal computers of the users independently of the virtual...
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7275992 |
Mobile gaming
The present invention concerns an electronic gaming system configured to provide for end-user control of an on-screen gaining character, the system comprising means for generating an on-screen...
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RE39830 |
Method for apparatus for recording and playback of multidimensional walkthrough narratives
A method and apparatus for recording and playback of multidimensional walkthrough narratives. A three dimensional modeling language is used to automatically create a simple three-dimensional...
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7252588 |
Sport video game machine and play control method of sport video game
A large “hit range in offense” is applied to a player character 41 on an offense side, and a small “hit range in defense” is applied to player characters 42 and 43 on a defense side....
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7248170 |
Interactive personal security system
An interactive personal security system utilizing a portable object having embedded therein all or a combination of a microphone, still and video cameras, distance sensor, a timer, speakers, a...
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7233911 |
System for deducting and adding a percentage of a customer's purchase amount to a jackpot
A method of manipulating retail data characterised by the steps of entering a purchase amount into electronic data manipulation system, and adding a percentage of the purchase amount via the data...
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7229288 |
Method, system, and program for using a virtual environment to provide information on using a product
Provided are a method, system, and program for providing information on a promoted product to a user. A virtual environment is rendered and a virtual customer is rendered within the virtual...
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7229349 |
Multi-player game system and multi-player game program
A multi-player game system includes number-of-players detection means for detecting the number of players participating in the game; primary game field data storage means for storing primary game...
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7222063 |
Emulation apparatus and parts, emulation method, recording medium and program
An emulator technology for correctly adapting a processing capability of an entertainment apparatus according to the contents requested by software. An emulator is incorporated in an entertainment...
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7217192 |
Game machine and game system
A game apparatus that has a game machine for advancing a game according to a program and a mobile unit moving based on information data from the game machine. Further, a game system for a game...
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7204758 |
Video game apparatus and control method thereof, and program of video game and computer-readable recording medium having program recorded thereon
A video game determines a reward acquired by a player character that has won a battle. If the player character inflicts damage of at least a predetermined value on an enemy character and kills the...
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7198568 |
Game machine and game program for changing the movement of one character based on the movement of another character
An image processing mechanism of a game apparatus includes a first motion control mechanism and a second motion control mechanism. The first motion control mechanism controls the motion of a first...
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7199794 |
Picture processing device, picture processing method, and game device and storage medium using the same
The present invention provides a picture processing device capable of realizing the detailed shape and pattern of a display object which is far away from a viewpoint and which attracts a game...
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7192353 |
Video game apparatus, game progress method and game progress program
A game progress program is provided that allows a player to play an interesting secondary game while the main program and associated data are being loaded, without increasing the amount of data to...
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7179171 |
Fish breeding toy for cellular telephones
A cellular telephone breeding toy includes a memory storing genetic traits of corresponding breedable virtual fish. The memory also stores sets of image templates, there being at least one genetic...
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