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Amusement Devices: Games > Including Means For Processing Electronic Data (e.g., Computer/video Game, Etc.) > Player-actuated Control Structure (e.g., Brain-wave Or Body Signal, Bar-code Wand, Foot Pedal, Etc.) Player-actuated Control Structure (e.g., Brain-wave Or Body Signal, Bar-code Wand, Foot Pedal, Etc.)Player-actuated Control Structure (e.g., Brain-wave Or Body Signal, Bar-code Wand, Foot Pedal, Etc.) patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.01/25/07 - 20070021209 - Video game controller with rechargeable battery system A wireless computer game controller with rechargeable batteries that may be recharged while the batteries are installed on the controller and/or while the controller is in operation. Disposable batteries may also power the controller. In one embodiment, a communication cable connects the controller with a stand-alone computer game console such ... 01/25/07 - 20070021208 - Obtaining input for controlling execution of a game program Methods of obtaining input for controlling execution of a game program are disclosed. ... 01/25/07 - 20070021207 - Interactive combat game between a real player and a projected image of a computer generated player or a real player with a predictive method A method for engaging a player or a pair of players in a motion related game including the steps of attaching plural colored elements onto selected portions of the player(s) garments and processing a video stream of each of the players to separately identify the positions, velocities an accelerations of ... 01/25/07 - 20070021206 - Poker training devices and games using the devices A method and equipment for playing a game of a type wherein a player conceals his emotional state from other players. A device translates an internal emotional state of a player into a display perceptible by others near the player. The device may comprise a sensor unit, and a securing ... 01/25/07 - 20070021205 - Voice input in a multimedia console environment Apparatus and methods are provided for enabling a microphone module that connects to a headset jack on a game controller. The microphone may include directional or omni-directional microphone element(s) that pick up voice input from people near a peripheral, such as a game controller, but reject background sounds from the ... 11/23/06 - 20060264260 - Detectable and trackable hand-held controller One embodiment provides a controller that includes a body, one or more buttons disposed on the body, and one or more detectable elements disposed on the body that are arranged in a pattern. ... 11/23/06 - 20060264259 - System for tracking user manipulations within an environment Systems, methods and for analyzing game control input data are disclosed. A machine-readable medium having embodied thereon instructions for analyzing game control input data is also disclosed. ... 11/23/06 - 20060264258 - Multi-input game control mixer Systems, methods and for analyzing game control input data are disclosed. A machine-readable medium having embodied thereon instructions for analyzing game control input data is also disclosed. ... 11/16/06 - 20060258458 - System and method for interfacing a simulation device with a gaming device A system and method for interfacing a simulation device with a gaming device is disclosed. The system comprises a video game controller and a sensor. The controller is configured to mimic certain aspects of standard game controllers, providing control functions to a video game, with added functionality to accept input ... 11/16/06 - 20060258457 - Enhancement of collective experience The phenomenon of collective human experience in crowds and audiences is rooted in the thrill of sharing the experience with others in person. This invention enhances collective experience by providing a new kind of communal activity, overcoming the chief difficulty of prior communal activities that attempt to enable a crowd ... 11/16/06 - 20060258456 - Operation device for game machine and hand-held game machine A hand-held game machine (10) includes a horizontally-long rectangular housing (12), and the housing is covered with a cover (14) almost entirely. Each of top main surfaces of the housing and the cover has a plane shape of pincushion, and thus, the top main surface of the housing forms a ... 11/16/06 - 20060258455 - Game program and game device While there is no move instruction from the player through a touch panel, the game image displayed on the display screen is scrolled on the condition that the position indicated by an input position from the touch panel is included within a first peripheral area along the periphery of the ... 11/16/06 - 20060258454 - Advanced video controller system A video control system has an accelerometer sensor connected to a microcontroller for imparting motion and orientation information to the microcontroller. An encoder/transmitter is connected to the microcontroller and converts a plurality of parallel signals from the microcontroller into a serial data stream which is wirelessly transmitted to a receiver/decoder ... 11/16/06 - 20060258453 - Game program and game device A piece of coordinate data indicating coordinates, which are inputted via a touch panel, is sequentially stored into a RAM. A piece of coordinate data in a coordinate data array stored in the RAM is sequentially invalidated when a predetermined time has passed after the piece of coordinate data has ... 11/16/06 - 20060258452 - Controller used with portable game machine 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 steering wheel; and a steering wheel seat for supporting the rotary unit of the steering ... 11/16/06 - 20060258451 - Interactive surface game system based on ultrasonic position determination A system for users to play games on regular surface (201) such as printed material is provided. The system consists of an ultrasonic pointing unit (216), an ultrasonic base unit (213), a control unit (220) and a response unit (240), together with response data (500) and game rules (1100). The ... 11/09/06 - 20060252542 - Device and method for a dynamically configurable user interface in a game of chance The device and method of the present invention configures a gaming device so that an input device receiving input in one game state to be interpreted and applied according to one input state is reconfigured so that input received in a different game state is interpreted and applied according to ... 11/09/06 - 20060252541 - Method and system for applying gearing effects to visual tracking Methods and systems for interactive interfacing with a computer gaming system are provided. The computer gaming system includes a video capture device for capturing image data. One method includes displaying an input device to the video capture device, where the input device has a plurality of lights that are modulated ... 11/09/06 - 20060252540 - Storage medium having game program stored thereon and game apparatus In a coordinate detection step, a series of coordinate values each of which indicates a position which is on a display screen and is inputted through a pointing device, are detected at intervals of a unit time. Further, an operation state determination step determines whether or not a player is ... 11/09/06 - 20060252539 - Game software's direction control device and method for handheld apparatus A direction control device and method for game software on handheld electronic devices is provided. The main structure comprises a displacement vector detection module, a central process module and a storage module. With an acceleration sensor of the displacement vectors detection module to detect the apparatus' direction moving vector and ... 11/09/06 - 20060252538 - Analog stick input replacement for lengthy button push sequences and intuitive input for effecting character actions An interactive game programmed according to game rules including at least some game rules for mapping analog input movement to character actions for a character controlled by a player, the interactive game including program code to effect game state changes corresponding to moves made by a character controlled by the ... 11/09/06 - 20060252537 - Portable wireless control apparatus A portable wireless control apparatus, which is developed and suitable for all cellular phones or PDA (personal digital assistant). The apparatus of the invention can adjust its clamping arms to clamp different cellular phone or PDA. The arms of the apparatus can be drawn in when it is not used, ... 11/09/06 - 20060252536 - Hightlight detecting circuit and related method for audio feature-based highlight segment detection A highlight detecting circuit for detecting a highlight segment within a video signal includes a pitch-tracking module for estimating a plurality of pitch values for an audio signal; a pitch difference detecting module coupled to the pitch-tracking module for computing a plurality of pitch difference values according to the pitch ... 11/02/06 - 20060247046 - Method of synchronizing motion of cooperative game system method of realizing interaction between pluralities of cooperative game system using it and cooperative game method It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for synchronizing motions in a cooperative game system in which two or more motions of structures configured by input events are displayed to be integrally and simultaneously implemented in synchronization with a unit time. According to the present ... 10/05/06 - 20060223634 - Game controller connection system and method of selectively connecting a game controller with a plurality of different video gaming systems A game controller, according to the present invention, interacts with a plurality of different game processors including different gaming applications utilizing a communication link. The game controller includes a plurality of user-manipulable input devices, and at least one signal processor to receive and process signals associated with manipulations of the ... 09/28/06 - 20060217197 - Video game controller with light feedback mechanism A video game controller including lights for providing visual feedback responsive to actions taking place in a video game. The visual feedback may be in terms of flashing lights, stationary lights, and the like. The lights are coupled to a rumble/vibration circuitry that controls any rumble/vibration motors that may be ... 09/21/06 - 20060211496 - Player actuated input for a gaming machine An input device configured to generate at least two inputs, such as two signals, in response to input movement from a first to a second position, a first and a second speed of input, a first and second applied input force, or an input movement of a first and second ... 09/21/06 - 20060211495 - Human-machine interactive virtual game control apparatus A human-machine interactive virtual game control apparatus comprises a detector and a control box. The detector is composed of a sensing pedal and sensing lateral plates, wherein the sensing pedal comprises pressure-sensing devices to be trod on by the operator for detecting forward, backward, leftward, and rightward walking and running ... 09/14/06 - 20060205506 - Game machine, game system, control method for the game machine, control method for the game system and program A game machine allowing a player to preferably play a game using a controller which is equipped with only a smaller number of operation members, instead of a different type of controller. A controller type determining section (40) determines a type of a controller connected to a home-use game machine. ... 09/14/06 - 20060205505 - Wireless game controller with integrated audio system A wireless computer game controller with integrated audio system that sends and receives audio signal via integrated circuitry provided in the controller. The wireless interface (transmitter/receiver) establishes a communication link to facilitate the transmission of both command signals and audio/video signals between the controller and computer device to thereby provide ... 09/14/06 - 20060205504 - Gaming machine A gaming machine has a cabinet which is mounted with a control panel. On the control panel, switching unit connected to a game control unit are arranged. The gaming machine further includes: a movement mechanism which enables the control panel to move relative to the cabinet; a blocking unit which ... 09/14/06 - 20060205503 - Game machine and method for grrouping players into teams participating matchup game The present invention is directed to a game apparatus adapted for executing game performed by plural teams, and is adapted to acquire bio-information of players of the game by biosensors (31), (32), . . . (3n) to allow bio-information to be associated with players of the game. In a control ... 08/17/06 - 20060183545 - Multi-user touch-responsive entertainment device An entertainment device comprising a housing or base unit that supports display surface is disclosed. A display generating device displays visual images on the display surface. The display generating device may be a projection-type display device or a display panel device. A touch/proximity sensing device detects positions of a user ... 08/10/06 - 20060178210 - Game playing device There is described a game playing device (10) for receiving input data by scanning graphical information (160). The device (10) comprises a scanning arrangement (50) for transducing said input data from said graphical information (160). Moreover, the scanning arrangement further comprises computing hardware (30) coupled to the scanning arrangement (50) ... 07/27/06 - 20060166738 - Method and system for golf swing analysis and training for putters Techniques for measuring and modeling club-like sports instrument inertial motion sensing signals are disclosed. The disclosed method and system generate corrected output of a motion sensing circuit, which circuit includes an inertial measurement unit and associates with a putting club-like sports instrument. One aspect of the disclosed subject matter includes ... 07/20/06 - 20060160618 - Typing game apparatus A typing game apparatus includes: an image display which displays a predetermined image related to a game; an input device having arranged thereon a plurality of keys corresponding to a plurality of characters; a CPU which controls the image display and determines whether or not a character string input from ... 07/20/06 - 20060160617 - Gaming and interactive application The present invention enables the translation of data from barcodes to be utilized for the purpose of interacting with a game or other application after being read by the mobile device camera (optical barcode reading). The user can use their camera equipped device to read a barcode which contains some ... 07/06/06 - 20060148563 - Gaming peripheral apparatus for a gaming computing device A gaming peripheral apparatus for a gaming computing device includes a passive marker and an interactive input device. The passive marker has a surface covered with a reflective layer for reflecting light invisible to human eyes. The interactive input device includes at least one light source, an image sensing module, ... 06/29/06 - 20060142083 - Gaming machine While the typing game is executed, if it is determined that the character of the key 2001 input coincides with the character displayed on the display, the LEDs 2302, 2303 within the key 2001 input are temporarily turned on in blue color, thereby the keytop 2401 of the key 2001 ... 06/29/06 - 20060142082 - Motion analyzing apparatus and method for a portable device A motion analyzing apparatus and method for a portable device with an output unit is provided. The motion analyzing apparatus comprises a motion database for storing at least one motion pattern or a music database for storing at least one music data, a motion sensor unit for sensing displacement variations ... 06/29/06 - 20060142081 - Method for using a game pad as a realistic lower body game controller The present invention includes a method for controlling a character in a video game in which the controller is a game pad that has foot-activated buttons upon it and in which the player can use realistic lower body movements to move the character. As the player performs realistic movements upon ... 06/15/06 - 20060128468 - Game apparatus, storage medium storing game program, and game control method A game apparatus includes an LCD and is provided a touch panel in relation to the LCD. The LCD displays a game screen for making a player character hit a ball. For example, when touch-on is performed on the LCD (touch panel), the stance and shot power of the player ... 06/08/06 - 20060121985 - Storage medium having game program stored thereon and game apparatus Reference coordinates in a coordinate system and designated coordinates in the coordinate system based on coordinate information outputted by a pointing device are set. A distance and direction between the reference coordinates and the designated coordinates are calculated. When the distance has a value smaller than a predetermined threshold value, ... 05/25/06 - 20060111185 - Gaming system A gaming system for use with a media player and one or more output devices, where the media player is configured to receive user signals, to read and execute information from a game medium, and to present portions of the information on the one or more output devices. The gaming ... 05/25/06 - 20060111184 - Gaming system A gaming system for use with a media player and one or more output devices, where the media player is configured to receive user signals, to read and execute information from a game medium, and to present portions of the information on the one or more output devices. The gaming ... 05/25/06 - 20060111183 - Remote control A remote control for use with a media player coupled to an output device, where the media player is configured to receive signals from the remote control, to read and execute information stored on a game medium, and to cause the output device to transmit one or more generated signals ... 05/25/06 - 20060111182 - Storage medium having game program stored thereon and game apparatus Reference coordinates in a coordinate system and designated coordinates based on coordinate information outputted by a pointing device are provided, and a distance between the reference coordinates and the designated coordinates is calculated. When a first mode is selected, a calculated distance is converted into a predetermined parameter using a ... 05/25/06 - 20060111181 - Steering wheel stand for electronic game control The steering wheel stand for an electronic game control is an apparatus for supporting a game controller having a steering wheel. The stand supports the game controller in a manner that simulates the driving experience. The steering wheel stand includes a frame made of hollow tubing, which rests on a ... 05/25/06 - 20060111180 - Touch-control game controller Disclosed is a touch-control game controller, which includes a housing, a control circuit mounted inside the housing, a plurality of operating buttons mounted on the surface of the housing and respectively connected to the control circuit for operation by the user to provide a respective control signal to the control ... 05/11/06 - 20060100016 - Billiard game input device, billiard game system, game input device, and computer program Provided is an input device for a billiard game comprising: a simulative ball provided as an object to be shot by a player; a link portion having a ball axis on which the simulative ball is mounted; a support portion for movably supporting the link portion; and a sensor for ... 05/04/06 - 20060094504 - Method and apparatus for dynamic enhancement of video games with vendor specific data An enhancement system for videogames employs data captured from a delivery vehicle associated with a vendor supplied product as a keycode to obtain or to directly provide data to enhance the videogame. Statistics on use of the enhancement data is then accumulated and reported to the vendor for marketing analysis. ... 04/13/06 - 20060079327 - Electronic device So that, in an electronic device, in particular a games device, the execution of a plurality of different functions, in particular game functions, can be performed in a very simple and inexpensive manner, the device comprises a main module (1) and at least one sub-module (2) connectable thereto, wherein the ... 04/06/06 - 20060073894 - Workability evaluating apparatus, workability evaluating method, and workability evaluating program A workability evaluating apparatus, comprises a myoelectric potential detecting unit, a signal processing unit, an arithmetic operation unit, an evaluation unit, and an output unit. The myoelectric potential detecting unit detects time-series fluctuations in myoelectric potentials of at least one pair of muscles, which show antagonistic activities in operating an ... 03/09/06 - 20060052166 - Storage medium having game program stored thereon, game apparatus and input device Reference coordinates are set for controlling a game based on coordinate information which is outputted when a state that no coordinate information is outputted from a pointing device is shifted to a state that coordinate information is outputted, and designated coordinates are set based on the coordinate information and the ... 03/09/06 - 20060052165 - Storage medium having stored thereon game program, game machine, and input device Specified coordinates in a coordinate system are set based on coordinate information outputted from a pointing device, and a direction in which previously set specified coordinates move to currently set specified coordinates is set as an input direction used in game control. Game control is performed based on the input ... 03/02/06 - 20060046847 - Pose detection method, video game apparatus, pose detection program, and computer-readable medium containing computer program A technique is disclosed for detecting a pose of a player in a video game using an input image supplied by a camera. The technique involves calculating a frame difference and/or background difference of an image of a predetermined region of an image captured by the camera which captured image ... 03/02/06 - 20060046846 - Background image acquisition method, video game apparatus, background image acquisition program, and computer-readable medium containing computer program A background image acquisition technique is disclosed for acquiring a background image that is required for calculating a background difference in a video game that uses an input image supplied by a camera while enabling command input through image recognition of a player image. The background image acquisition technique involves ... 02/16/06 - 20060035710 - Control of data processing Data processing apparatus arranged to receive successive images from a video camera comprises means for detecting inter-image motion in an image region associated with a control function of the data processing apparatus; and means for initiating the control function if inter-image motion is detected in the image region in respect ... 02/02/06 - 20060025217 - Ergonomically cofigurable video game controller An ergonomically configurable hand-held video game controller for interaction with a computer gaming unit. The video game controller comprises an configurable control members which may be selectively positioned relative to the main housing to accommodate preferred ergonomic positions for custom preferences of a user. In one embodiment, a particular operational ... 01/05/06 - 20060003840 - Joystick cover A covering attachment or joystick cover for attaching to a joystick of a game actuation device includes an cover body having a top layer and sides extending downward therefrom. The sides are adapted to surround an upper portion of the joystick. The cover body includes an opening formed between the ... 01/05/06 - 20060003839 - Foot activated user interface Wearable computing apparatus comprises the following: a processor; a device for presenting information from the processor to a user; and a device for providing user input to the processor in response to the information presented to the user, wherein the device is adapted to be activated wholly or partly by ... 12/22/05 - 20050282633 - Movement-sensing apparatus for software The invention aims at providing a video game input device for use with a standard video game equipment capable of displaying varying representations of a human body, said device comprising an apparatus for transforming movements of a user into sense signals and a processing unit for converting the sense signals ... 12/22/05 - 20050282632 - Computer game controller A computer game controller (1) includes a tripod (12) from which a game player is suspended in a chair harness (52), or the like. A bearing (20) allows movement of the chair either back and forth and side to side, or rotationally about a vertical axis. Movement of the chair ... 12/08/05 - 20050272502 - Pattern codes used for interactive control of computer applications and video game applications A method, a system and an article of manufacture are provided to generally enable computer interactivity for any type of application. The method is also capable of providing interacting functionality with a computer game. The method includes presenting a pattern code defined by at least two tags. Applying a light ... 11/03/05 - 20050245314 - System and method for accessing system software in a gaming console system via an input device A user interface on a controller for a gaming console that provides access to system software from within any gaming application running on the console. The system software runs concurrently with other gaming applications and renders a system user interface, system notifications, and messages on top of running gaming applications. ... 10/27/05 - 20050239548 - Information processor having input system using stroboscope A stroboscope is utilized as an input device of a golf game system (10), for example. The golf game system includes a game machine (12) as an information processing apparatus and a golf-club-shaped input device (14), and within a housing of the game machine, an imaging unit (28) is housed, ... 10/20/05 - 20050233807 - Massage chair controller capable of providing games A controller is disclosed for use in a massage chair with vibrators and capable of providing games. The controller includes a display, an input device for input of commands, a selection module connected with both of the display and the input device, a game module connected with the selection module ... 10/06/05 - 20050221893 - Game device changing action of game object depending on input position, storage medium for storing game program and method used in game device A game device 1 that executes a game program stored in a storage medium of the present invention detects and stores coordinates on a game image corresponding to an input while the input by the player is detected. Then, based on an input locus having a predetermined shape shown by ... 10/06/05 - 20050221892 - Game device, computer control method, and computer-readable information storage medium A game device including a player image acquisition section 50 for receiving an image of a player from image capture means in charge of image capturing of the player, a game processing section 54 for executing various types of games, and in each of the games, outputting and displaying a ... 09/15/05 - 20050202870 - Information processing device, game device, image generation method, and game image generation method Provided is technology enabling the generation of images of high realistic sensation upon accurately reflecting the operator's behavior. The information processing device has a controller to be used for inputting an operational instruction, and having a function of outputting a detectable wave to be used for detecting its own position ... 09/15/05 - 20050202869 - Storage medium having stored therein game program A change in input is made to a graphic displayed on a second display screen (12a) covered with a touch panel, with a stylus (16) or the like. By doing so, a player character P1 on a first display screen (11a) moves according to the change in the input. This ... 09/08/05 - 20050197188 - Game apparatus and recording medium storing a game program The player proceeds with a game while operating a touch panel to slant a game stage with a perception that the touch panel is a plane present in a game space and capable of freely slanting. The object moves in accordance with the slant of the game stage, and the ... 08/18/05 - 20050181874 - Method of linking devices to gaming machines A method of dynamically linking abstracted hardware devices, which are used in association with gaming machines, to gaming software is disclosed. The game machine has a central processing unit (“CPU”), a resource manager, driver pools, and a communication link that connect a plurality of intelligent Input/Output controller boards (“IOCB”) to ... 08/18/05 - 20050181873 - Method of linking devices to gaming machines A method of dynamically linking abstracted hardware devices, which are used in association with gaming machines, to gaming software is disclosed. The game machine has a central processing unit (“CPU”), a resource manager, driver pools, and a communication link that connect a plurality of intelligent Input/Output controller boards (“IOCB”) to ... 07/28/05 - 20050164790 - Game device and image processing device To provide an image processing device, image processing method, and data processing method for a game device providing novel game features. In a multiple-player game device 1 comprising mutually coupled input mechanisms 31, it is possible for a game to be played by fewer people than the aforementioned number of ... 07/28/05 - 20050164789 - Multi-screen video gaming system with private secondary monitors A video gaming system including a primary monitor having a first screen for displaying at least one community video graphic. A portable game module is operatively connected to the primary monitor. The video gaming system also includes a plurality of hand controllers. Each hand controller is in independent operational communication ... 07/21/05 - 20050159219 - Adjustable video game cockpit An adjustable video game cockpit that facilitates a number of independent adjustments to accommodate users of all sizes. The video game cockpit may include a video monitor stand and a universal video game console mount. The inclusion of the video monitor stand and universal video game console permit the cockpit ... 06/16/05 - 20050130741 - Human power conversion system based on video game play with exercise bicycle The invention is based on the use of pneumatic systems for the conversion of human power of children's play. The energy of the compressed air can then be converted to electricity for purposes such as lighting and communication. This provides a low-cost, low-resource means of generation of electricity, especially for ... 06/16/05 - 20050130740 - Input device, input determination method, game system, game system control method, program, and information storage medium With a game system, a timing fetch section fetches an input-timing for input data determined to be valid by an input-determination section, and an evaluation section compares the fetched input-timing and a reference-timing, and evaluates an operation with an operation section by a player or a sound-input action performed in ... 06/16/05 - 20050130739 - Control apparatus for use with a computer or video game system A control device for controlling a display of a computer system for use with a video game includes a coordinate control unit for providing information related to a vertical and horizontal tilt of the control device, a mouse control unit for inputting conventional mouse input information, a game control unit ... 06/02/05 - 20050119050 - Game apparatus and storage medium storing a game program A game apparatus includes a video game machine. A CPU provided in the video game machine controls movements, etc. of a player character operated by a player. There exist a predetermined number of player characters (four persons), and all of them are assigned to players depending on the number thereof. ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |