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7601066 |
Game system and game information storage medium used for same
A game system includes a housing to be held by a player. The housing incorporates an XY-axis acceleration sensor to detect an acceleration in a X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction and a Z-axis...
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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...
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7594854 |
Video game system with data transmitting/receiving controller
A game machine is provided with a controller control circuit including a data transfer control circuit. When the data in a first external RAM attached to a first controller is transferred to a...
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7594848 |
Gaming machine with player-operated display mechanism
A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a mechanical input device and a display mechanism. The input device is manually moved by a player in a first plurality of directions and at...
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7594847 |
Squad command interface for console-based video game
A squad command interface for a squad-based shooter video game maps character selection and command selection to actuators on a game controller. Players can select squad characters and issue a...
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7578741 |
Wagering gaming device providing physical and visual stimulation responses to various components of the gaming device
A wagering gaming device that physically stimulates an input device of the gaming device to stimulate a player. The input device, includes a component stimulator and an actuation member. The input...
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7567232 |
Method of using tactile feedback to deliver silent status information to a user of an electronic device
Embodiments of the present invention use haptic feedback to deliver status information to users in environments and situations where sight and/or sound is too overt from a privacy perspective. In...
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7564469 |
Interactivity with a mixed reality
Methods of interacting with a mixed reality are presented. A mobile device captures an image of a real-world object where the image has content information that can be used to control a mixed...
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7563169 |
Control lever device
A control lever device includes: a control lever unit including an inner frame, a control lever supported by the inner frame in a manner to be movable about a fulcrum along a first direction, and a...
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RE40740 |
Integrated joypad for handheld computer
A handheld computer is disclosed. The handheld computer is configured with a housing, a display supported in the housing, and computing electronics supported in the housing and configured to...
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7542811 |
Control apparatus with a balance feedback function
A control apparatus with a balance feedback function includes a direction control module for outputting several direction signals of different directions; an operation control module outputting...
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7532199 |
Input apparatus
An input apparatus compact and superior in operability is disclosed wherein, in either a folded or unfolded position, a joystick control can exhibit the same operations and an optical signal from a...
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7528835 |
Open-loop controller
An apparatus for controlling the movements of an avatar in a virtual environment includes a user input means, such as a gamepad with a plurality of joystick-controlled and button-controlled...
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7522152 |
Products and processes for providing haptic feedback in resistive interface devices
Products and processes for providing haptic feedback in a user interface are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment of an apparatus comprises a first element comprising a first surface, a second...
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7507158 |
Force feedback mechanism for gamepad device
A hand-held input device provides a directional force feedback that acts on a housing of the device. The input device includes a threaded shaft that is rotatably driven by an electric motor. The...
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7505797 |
Joystick apparatus for portable terminal
Disclosed is a joystick apparatus for a portable terminal of which a housing can be used as a joystick apparatus. The joystick apparatus includes a first hinge module having a first permanent...
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7502014 |
Pointing device
A pointing device including a base section, an operating section shiftably supported on the base section, a magnet carried on one of the base section and the operating section, and a...
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7499025 |
Pressing direction sensor and input device using the same
A small and thin pressing direction sensor that can continually detect pressing directions in the angle range of 360 degrees is provided. This pressing direction sensor includes a ring-like...
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7495665 |
Storage medium having game program stored thereon and game apparatus
Plane position coordinates indicating a position of a player object in a plane game field is updated based on an action which is performed by the player object on the plane game field and is...
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7490530 |
Haptic feedback input device
A haptic feedback input device includes a pair of driving levers journaled at a frame such that rotary shafts thereof are perpendicular to each other, an operating lever coupled to an intersection...
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7486279 |
Integrated input and display device for a mobile computer
A device and system are disclosed. In one embodiment the device comprises a primary display unit, a base unit coupled to the primary display unit, and a touch-sensitive secondary display unit,...
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7463241 |
Joystick input device
A joystick input device includes a casing having a tiltable-component supporter, a tiltable component held in the tiltable-component supporter, tilt-detecting means for detecting a state of tilting...
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7446755 |
Input device and method for entering data employing a toggle input control
Embodiments of the subject invention relate to systems, methods, and devices providing a reduced number of selectable inputs that enable efficient communication. One aspect of what is disclosed are...
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7436400 |
Interface apparatus combining display panel and shaft
The interface apparatus includes a base, a shaft installed on the base in a moveable way, a detecting module for detecting movement of the shaft, and a display panel with at least a handle...
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7435178 |
Tremolo bar input for a video game controller
A video game controller and a method of operating the controller are provided. The controller includes: a guitar-shaped housing comprising a body portion and a neck portion; a console interface for...
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7416487 |
Communication device, game machine, and communication method
A game machine which can be connected with a plurality of wireless controllers is proposed. A game machine according to the present invention holds identification information of wireless terminal...
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7414610 |
***WITHDRAWN PATENT AS PER THE LATEST USPTO WITHDRAWN LIST***
Pressing direction sensor and input device using the same
A small and thin pressing direction sensor that can continually detect pressing directions in the angle range of 360 degrees is provided. This pressing direction sensor includes a ring-like...
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7412348 |
Storage medium storing a game program, game apparatus, and game controlling method
A game system includes a game apparatus and a controller. The controller is furnished with an acceleration sensor for detecting accelerations in at least two axis directions. Game processing...
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7407439 |
Apparatus and system for reconfigurable two-hand game controllers
A game controller system for electronic games includes a two-hand operated game pad that has a pair of pistol-like grips extending from opposed ends of a central housing bearing player input...
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7369117 |
Application programming interface that maps input device controls to software actions
A system for using computer input devices with software applications is disclosed. The system includes an input device mapper API, which uses a language of semantics as an interface between input...
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7365740 |
Scroll wheel device with a thin film type command switch
A scroll wheel device with a thin film type command switch mainly replaces conventional optical grating switch during rotation of a wheel for outputting a signal. The thin film type command switch...
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7362234 |
Controller for remote vehicles and craft and for virtual subjects
A control system which provides directional control over various real and virtual vehicles, craft and moveable subjects. The control system includes a housing, a controller in the housing having an...
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7341521 |
Limited placement joystick control system
A joystick control system includes a first pair and a second pair of fluid enclosed resilient tubes with each pair of tubes having generally parallel spaced pressure sensing portions confined...
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7338374 |
Adjustable tension analog stick for a video game pad
An adjustable control apparatus for a video game pad that enables a user to adjust the tension of the apparatus to enhance the comfort and control of the apparatus and the video game pad. The...
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7316618 |
Steering wheel controller for use with embedded portable game system
A controller of a portable game machine comprises a steering wheel having a body and a rotary unit; a base for locating a portable game machine; a supporting frame for supporting the seat to the...
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7306231 |
Game with object suspended by air
A pneumatic prize dispensing system for an arcade game. The game includes a pneumatically-controlled method of suspending and controlling the movement encapsulated prizes within a...
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7297061 |
Game controller having multiple operation modes
The game controller including at least one control such as a joystick which includes at least two modes of operation. The game controller includes an invert switch which enables a player to switch...
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7292224 |
Ergonomic hand-held computer input and control device
A hand-held computer input and control device designed to be held in the palm of a relaxed free floating hand, wherein the device is balanced for use with the user's thumb, 1 st and/or 2 nd ...
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7280098 |
Joystick housing and mounting bracket
A joystick includes a handle, a base shaft having opposite upper and lower ends, and a curvilinear housing. The handle is mounted on the upper end of the base shaft. The lower end of the base shaft...
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7277083 |
Ergonomically designed computer gaming device
An ergonomically designed gaming device for a user that includes a semi-flattened hemispherical ovoid base, that is contoured into a general hand imprint shape with finger and thumb grooves and...
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7253801 |
Input device of 3-D translation and rotation and its method and recording medium
A photo device condenses the bright spot on the display to project the spot light onto the projection plane, thereby projecting it onto photo detectors the projection plane. A counter counts the...
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7242390 |
Electric switch
An electrical switch having a form of one of a joystick and a cursor switch is provided, including an operating element. The operating element interacts with at least one of rotation means such...
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7235012 |
Video game controller with side or quick look feature
A video game includes a controller, a processor and display. The controller includes a special quick look button 28 that, when activated, allows a player to causes a looking movement of a...
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7198269 |
Convertible single-turn to multi-turn gaming steering wheel
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for operating a gaming wheel system including a steering wheel which may be a single-turn wheel (at most 360° lock-to-lock)...
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7184021 |
Game performing method, storage medium, game apparatus, data signal and program
A game performing method realizable of finer and easier operational input with a joy stick. The game performing method for an apparatus comprising an input section having an operating handle...
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7182691 |
Directional inertial tactile feedback using rotating masses
Directional haptic feedback for a haptic feedback interface device. A haptic feedback interface device, in communication with a host computer, includes a housing physically contacted by a user...
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7176893 |
Forward tracking arc based first person pistol grip game control
A manually moveable FPS control unit for moving a cursor on a console display screen, which unit has a forward end housing an optical sensor adapted for selective positioning in front of an axis of...
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7176892 |
Lever handle type haptic input apparatus equipped with electromagnetic brake
A haptic input apparatus includes: a supporting member having a spherical bearing; a lever handle having a spherical portion to be supported by the spherical bearing; an electromagnetic coil...
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7167159 |
Joystick cover
A covering attachment or joystick cover for attaching to a joystick of a game actuation device includes a cover body having a top layer and sides extending downward therefrom. The sides are adapted...
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7161580 |
Haptic feedback using rotary harmonic moving mass
A haptic device comprises an actuator and a mass. The actuator has a shaft. The actuator is elastically coupled to the mass and/or a base.
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