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6659869 Card manufacturing machine, a card vending machine, and methods therefor  
A card vending machine for vending a card, responsive to the taste of a user, such as a playing card, a karuta or a tarot card employed for a game synthesizes an image ( 300 ) obtained by...
6650329 Game system and program  
The objective of this invention is to provide a game system and program that enable a greater variety of replay images, removing any monotony from such replay images. If an enemy object ( 16 ) is...
6646653 Programmable graphics processor for use in a video game system or the like  
A fully programmable, graphics microprocessor is disclosed which is designed to be embodied in a removable external memory unit for connection with a host information processing system. In an...
6646695 Apparatus for positioning a symbol display device onto a door element of a casing of a coin operated entertainment automat  
An apparatus for positioning of a symbol display device on the door element of a casing of a coin actuated entertainment automat. The symbol display device at the coin actuated entertainment...
6641478 Design reel for gaming machine  
Design display reel for a gaming machine capable of displaying designs that look different from and more luxurious than printed designs and are therefore more entertaining, which are readily...
6638171 Story generating game system using partial programs with different endings  
In a game program production method which can create game programs, a plurality of different partial scenarios different from one another are prepared and one story is formed by successively...
6634947 Video game system and video game memory medium  
A video game system includes a video game machine and a controller connected thereto, wherein the game machine is further connected with a display device. A video-game memory medium, detachably...
6632138 Game apparatus, game processing method, game execution method, and game system  
An object is to provide a free-entry type of race game apparatus wherewith a player can join at any time. This is a race game that simulates an endurance race in which many vehicles run for a long...
6626759 Game apparatus, method for displaying motion of character, and computer readable recording medium for recording program used to display motion of character  
A computer program is recorded on a computer readable recording medium. The computer program is used to correct motion of characters instructed by a game player, while considering a physique...
6624802 Method and device for detecting specific states of movement of a user  
Process and device for producing input data for a data processing system in which a user stands, sits, kneels, etc. with his entire body on a support plate of a bearing device, such that this...
6623358 Game apparatus, data storage medium and computer program  
A game apparatus, a storage medium and a computer program, which can generate a more interesting and exciting fighting image by changing a hit effect according to an attack condition. The game...
6616533 Providing advertising with video games  
A video game may be associated with advertising such that when the player mouse clicks on an image element in the course of play of the game, the game play may automatically be paused in one...
6609976 Method of executing processing for displaying hints to a character, program product and game system for the same  
A method of executing processing for displaying hints to a character in a role playing game, and a program product and game system for the same, judge if a character being operated in response to...
6607436 Ball paddle game device  
A ball paddle game apparatus ( 10 ) has a game machine ( 12 ) connected to a television monitor. ( 18 ). A paddle key ( 28 a -28 d ) is provided on a game machine ( 12 ). On the game screen of the...
6602139 PROGRAM EXECUTION SYSTEM, PROGRAM EXECUTION DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, PROGRAM USED IN THE PROGRAM EXECUTION DEVICE, METHOD FOR SWITCHING VIEWPOINT ON DISPLAY DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR SWITCHING AIM ON DISPLAY DEVICE OF THE SYSTEM  
In order to sensually grasp, during operation, the direction in which one is trying to switch the viewpoint and/or aim on a display device, even if the purpose is, for example, to knock down an...
6599195 Background sound switching apparatus, background-sound switching method, readable recording medium with recording background-sound switching program, and video game apparatus  
A background-sound switching method and apparatus is provided for switching of background-music data. A partitioning code represents an end position of a phrase of background sounds outputted...
6595858 Image-display game system  
An image-display game system with an idea of monsters' virus infection comprises an information storage medium 10 A in which a game program is stored, an actuator 22 , a processor 23 for...
6592454 Lottery system  
A computerized lottery or wagering system includes a game generator and a plurality of vendor stations that permit players to select game parameters. The game is graphically portrayed in animation...
6592455 Game device for displaying game input operations on the display  
A game device comprises operational input means 30, 40 for inputting operational signals supplied by operation of game players, game control means 10 for controlling a game, based on the...
6585594 Storage medium storing display control program, entertainment apparatus, and display control program  
Displaying of display data generated by an application onto a display device can immediately be customized. A display control section 803 treats game field data passed from a game processing...
6585599 Game system and computer readable storage medium with reduced waiting period between selection and start of action of player character  
There is provided a game system capable of enhancing the pleasure of the game by improving elements which exert influence upon the selection of a character action. In a system including a display...
6582308 Image processing device and character aspect design device  
The present invention relates to an image processing device which allows character aspects to be changed continuously. The present device is capable of displaying a cursor point and a character in...
6582300 Ski simulator  
A game machine executes a game program in response to a control signal given by rotating imitation mechanism driven by a player to display an object corresponding to the player on a display device....
6582299 Target shooting video game device, and method of displaying result of target shooting video game  
By making a game with greater richness in its feeling of realism, the level of (player) interest is increased. A game apparatus according to the present invention is equipped with image display...
6582309 Game system and computer-readable recording medium  
A game system has a display monitor for displaying a game image, a plurality of control buttons manually operable by a game player, and a memory for storing data representing timings to operate the...
6579183 Video game system, a video game display method and a readable storage medium storing a video game display program  
A sentence display control device displays sentences representing contents of speeches of human characters who appear in a game and imitating sounds relating to the contents of speeches in a game...
6561906 Game apparatus, method of reproducing movie images and recording medium recording program thereof  
The present invention is based on a process comprising the steps of previously recording movie data 212 b and 212 c in a CD-ROM in correspondence to streams of changes in depiction of a...
6561907 Simultaneous or reciprocal image synthesis for a video game at different viewpoints  
Images at a source side and a target side are displayed as a dynamic image that can move in real time by fading out the last scene and fading in a new scene. In the case of changing a viewpoint of...
6564108 Method and system of auxiliary illumination for enhancing a scene during a multimedia presentation  
A method to present auxiliary lighting for enhancing a scene during a multimedia presentation. The method in photonic enclosure comprising the steps of: coupling one or more illumination sources...
6561910 Method for controlling character based electronic game development  
A game-development control method divides a game scenario into an introductory part including at least one pre-event and a subsequent main part including at least one event correlated with the one...
6558257 Imaging processing apparatus and image processing method  
In order to realize the smooth display of a fielder's ball-catching movement, determination of a collision between a batted ball and a fence by an easy method, and an accurate hidden-face treatment...
6558258 Use in computer games of voronoi diagrams for partitioning a gamespace for analysis  
In a computer game, a game situation is analyzed using states of a plurality of game elements by determining a state for each of the plurality of game elements, generating a representation of a...
6556204 Image processing devices and methods  
An image processor is composed of a game device body, an operation panel and a display. The game device body is composed of a data processor 12 and a memory 12 . The data processor realizes a...
6551188 Video game device, new practice creating method and readable storage medium storing new practice creating program  
A player is able to train a game character in a strategic manner, and hence a game generating a high degree of interest can be executed. Practice feature names of plural types are displayed in a...
6544122 Background-sound control system for a video game apparatus  
A background-sound control apparatus, a background-sound control method, readable recording medium containing a background-sound control program, and a video game apparatus improve effectiveness of...
6542171 Scheme for graphical user interface using polygonal-shaped slider  
A scheme for graphical user interface using a polygonal-line-shaped slider that enables a user to intuitively manipulate-and playback spatio-temporal media data such as video data and animation...
6540610 System for and method of processing data, and entertainment system  
A portable computer is removably connected to a video game machine which processes data, and a digital camera is connected to the video game machine. Image data supplied from the portable computer...
6540611 Portable game machine and game-advancing method  
A portable game machine has an input unit and a display which are accommodated in a portable housing. Gauges are composed of a plurality of small areas sequentially arranged in predetermined...
6533663 Method of assisting selection of action and program product and game system using same  
A player is assisted in selecting an action to be executed by a character on a screen by displaying multiple options, associated with corresponding actions, on the screen. A graphic, in virtual...
6527637 Video game with split screen and automatic scrolling  
A game image representing an infield as a specific game image in a game space of a baseball game is displayed on a display surface of a monitor 5 as a reference game image. According to the...
6524186 Game input means to replicate how object is handled by character  
An entertainment system and a recording medium on which a system is recorded that makes it possible for a character in a game space to handle an object so that a player can make with respect to an...
6517437 Casino gaming apparatus with multiple display  
A gaming apparatus may comprise a cabinet having a first interior portion and a second interior portion, the cabinet further including an opening defining a viewing area. A partially reflective...
6518939 Image observation apparatus  
This image observation apparatus comprises: a head-mounted image display unit for displaying images, derived from video signals supplied to itself, on image display units corresponding to...
6514142 Picture processing device and game device using the same  
A picture processor for processing a plurality of objects which include a user-controlled object and a specific object each moving against a background, and existing in a virtual three-dimensional...
6508708 Method for processing object movements, game machine using said method, and recording medium on which a related program is recorded  
First, a process of moving an object such as a train is executed. Then, the influential ranges of virtual winds that are correlated with the object in advance are moved with a movement of the...
6503144 Computer readable program product storing program for ball-playing type game, said program, and ball-playing type game processing apparatus and method  
A computer readable program product stores a program of a ball-playing type game which can smoothly express the continuous action of a player before and after a player obtains a ball when throwing...
6491585 Three-dimensional image processing apparatus with enhanced automatic and user point of view control  
A video game system includes a game cartridge which is pluggably attached to a main console having a main processor, a coprocessor, expandable main memory and player controllers. A multifunctional...
6488582 Game apparatus and control method for controlling the action power level of a player character, in an action power control program  
Techniques suitable for controlling the action power of a player character are disclosed. The techniques can be implemented in a video game that represents battles between characters. A command can...
6486870 Character input control equipment  
Character input control equipment enables the decrease of moving distance of a cursor between key positions and also enables efficient key input. The character input control equipment includes...
6482090 Computer readable recording medium recording a program of a ball game and the program, ball game processing apparatus and its method  
After a batter hits a ball, the height of the ball moving on a trajectory passing through present movement positions is judged. For example, future movement positions positioned on a time axis...