| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6659860 |
Game device, game machine operation device and game system which employ a half-duplex serial com |
December 9, 2003 |
| In a game system such as a television game system, a television game machine main unit includes a protocol controller and each game operation device connected to the television game machine unit via a serial port also has a protocol controller. The television game machine main unit when |
| 6659411 |
Case assembly including legs and caps |
December 9, 2003 |
| Screw-covering legs and caps are adapted for a case assembly. The legs are received in leg sockets arranged on the assembly, while the caps are received in cap sockets arranged thereon. The legs, caps and their respective sockets are all configured so that only the legs fit into leg |
| 6650610 |
Disk device |
November 18, 2003 |
| A disk device that can accommodate disks of different diameter sizes and can be used in the horizontal or vertical orientation is provided with a disk tray on which an optical disk is placed, a chucking member that holds an optical disk in place at its center, and a drive motor that rota |
| 6650545 |
Cabinet of electronic device for housing electronic components and electronic device having the |
November 18, 2003 |
| It is an object of the preset invention to provide a cabinet for the electronic device which ensures sufficient rigidity of the device even if made thin.The cabinet (3) according to the present invention has central chassis (4) in which a device main body is provided, and an upper case ( |
| 6646642 |
Method of creating image frames, storage medium and apparatus for executing program |
November 11, 2003 |
| An image representing a motion of an object is obtained with a small processing volume. As shown in FIGS. 5A through 5G, positions in a three-dimensional space associated with sparks of a firework ball are sequentially calculated in accordance with motion characteristics of the spark |
| 6646640 |
System and method for creating real-time shadows of complex transparent objects |
November 11, 2003 |
| A system and method for creating real-time shadows of complex transparent objects includes a processor and a main memory that stores a transparent blocker object and a receiver object. A light source in a three-dimensional game environment determines an origin of a light coordinate s |
| 6641479 |
Control unit and system utilizing the control unit |
November 4, 2003 |
| The invention relates to a system including a machine capable of retrieving data from a recording medium and of executing a program retrieved from the recording medium in response to an instruction given by an operator to the machine. Particularly, the invention relates to a system which |
| 6639600 |
Image drawing method, image drawing apparatus, recording medium, and program |
October 28, 2003 |
| Same message data indicative of one message is stored in a plurality of frame data corresponding to the number of frames for displaying the message for a predetermined period of time. The message data includes data packets of compressed data parts and indexes. The compressed data parts a |
| 6639591 |
Entertainment apparatus, storage medium, and method of deciding weather |
October 28, 2003 |
| More reality is given to weather phenomena reflected on an image displayed on a screen of a display unit and on operability of an operatable object. A global weather deciding part 901 decides weather in each global area obtained by dividing the whole map of a virtual world into a plurali |
| 6637505 |
Apparatus for cooling a box with heat generating elements received therein and a method for cool |
October 28, 2003 |
| A method for cooling a box with heat generating element received therein, comprising the steps of: (1) arranging in the box an air intake port for taking in air from outside and a discharge port for discharging air from the box to the outside, and installing a heat dissipating fin in the |
| 6628264 |
Entertainment system, entertainment apparatus, recording medium, and program |
September 30, 2003 |
| Two manual controllers are connected to two slots of an entertainment apparatus via connectors, respectively. One of the manual controllers is manipulated as a manual input device by a user. The other manual controller is placed upside down on a table, for example, and moves by vibra |
| 6621182 |
Entertainment device and method of operation thereof |
September 16, 2003 |
| An entertainment device and its operation method in which multiple operations are achieved by the same operation unit. The entertainment device has a main system that receives a supply of power from a power circuit, a push switch that receives operation instructions from outside, a s |
| 6614985 |
Apparatus for and method of processing information, information processing system, terminal for |
September 2, 2003 |
| An information processing apparatus is capable of sending and receiving a large amount of data while maintaining real-timeness of the data. The information processing apparatus includes a CPU for performing functions as an ID selector for outputting identification information under a |
| 6614367 |
Data recording method |
September 2, 2003 |
| A data recording apparatus reverses the bit order of each of n-bit codes assigned respectively to 2.sup.n frame data in the order of a normal-speed play, rearranges the frame data based on the reversed n-bit codes, and then records the rearranged frame data in that order onto a recording |
| 6607442 |
Operating apparatus and signal-output-modulating method for the same |
August 19, 2003 |
| An operating apparatus and a signal-output modulating method therefor allow analogous operations to be implemented by use of press-operational operation elements that have conventionally been used for digital operations. In the operating apparatus, detecting elements are provided, ea |
| 6604635 |
Recording medium holder and information providing body |
August 12, 2003 |
| A recording medium holder for accommodating a recording medium which records information is disclosed. The recording medium holder has an accommodating member which forms a first accommodating region being capable of accommodating at least one sheet of the recording medium to be held |
| 6602139 |
PROGRAM EXECUTION SYSTEM, PROGRAM EXECUTION DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, PROGRAM USED IN THE PROGRA |
August 5, 2003 |
| 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 opponent, a program execution device includes an aim/viewpoint selection means or function, |
| 6599196 |
Controllers with selectable force feedback |
July 29, 2003 |
| An effect application instructing function includes a user setting function for setting up information as to users of an entertainment apparatus to generate a user information table, an event processing function for reading input information from one or more manual controllers and pr |
| 6597353 |
Information processing device and method thereof, and transmission medium |
July 22, 2003 |
| Processing at high speed is realized. Interpolation is carried out between vertexes of a series of vertexes and a series of vertexes taken as a longer series of vertexes of a strip. Interpolation is then carried out between each vertex of the interpolated series of vertexes and corre |
| 6595860 |
Portable information terminal and recording medium |
July 22, 2003 |
| A portable information terminal can effectively utilize game results and is arranged to be multifunctional. When result information is transmitted from a terminal to another terminal, the destination terminal adds the transmitted result information to result information which has already |
| 6587337 |
Control method of cooling fan, and information processing device |
July 1, 2003 |
| A voltage supplied to a cooling fan 305 is adjusted in accordance with a temperature measured near a central processing unit 401. At this time, different tables of temperatures and supplied voltages are referred to depending upon whether or not an external memory device is mounted, w |
| 6586667 |
Musical sound generator |
July 1, 2003 |
| A musical sound generator combines a software processing and a hardware processing. A sub CPU210 generates musical note data based on the musical score data 340. Main CPU110 refers to a sound source file, converts musical note data and generates PCM data. A sound processor 210 converts |
| 6585594 |
Storage medium storing display control program, entertainment apparatus, and display control pro |
July 1, 2003 |
| 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 section 802 as texture data, and deforms the data in accordance with a registered value on a mana |
| 6584158 |
Information transmission reception system and information transmission reception method, and inf |
June 24, 2003 |
| An information transmission/reception system includes a radio paging data transmitter equipped with a data segmentation block which segments transmission data into transmission data segmentation units to obtain data segments, and an information identification number addition block which |
| 6580605 |
Electronic equipment and housing for accommodating the same |
June 17, 2003 |
| Electronic equipment comprising equipment elements and a housing for accommodating these equipment elements is provided. Electronic equipment comprises at least one equipment element for executing one of input and output of information between the electronic equipment and the external |
| 6578110 |
High-speed processor system and cache memories with processing capabilities |
June 10, 2003 |
| The invention is aimed at providing a high-speed processor system capable of performing distributed concurrent processing without requiring modification of conventional programming styles utilizing a high speed process or system and cache memories with processing capabilities. The pr |
| 6577094 |
Optical pickup position control method |
June 10, 2003 |
| An optical pickup position control method that uses a stepping motor to control the position of the optical pickup, and that makes it possible to reduce the out-of-step noise generated from the motor and to accurately position the optical pickup, has a first procedure that gives the moto |
| 6572205 |
Electronic device cabinet and electronic device |
June 3, 2003 |
| An electronic device cabinet for an electronic device is provided with a cover and an engaging member that holds the cover in a closed state. The engaging member has an integrally formed impelling member that acts upon the engaging member and furthers the interengagement with said cover. |
| 6567908 |
Method of and apparatus for processing information, and providing medium |
May 20, 2003 |
| An information processing apparatus has a DRAM for storing at least predetermined data, a system bus to which the DRAM is connected, a CPU for controlling the DRAM, and a CPU bus to which the CPU is connected. The information processing apparatus also has an SRAM connected to the system |
| 6567845 |
System for and method of processing data, and apparatus and method of sending and receiving data |
May 20, 2003 |
| Data are sent and received between a video game machine as a data processing apparatus with no radio communication function and an external device with a radio communication function. A portable computer is removably connected to the video game machine which processes data. A communi |
| 6567782 |
Portable information terminal, method of processing audio data, recording medium, and program |
May 20, 2003 |
| An expansion processor has a buffer defining unit for defining one of two buffers as a present inverse quantization buffer and defining one of two buffers as a present restoration buffer, an inverse quantization processor for inversely quantizing a quantized value read for each sample fr |
| 6563999 |
Method and apparatus for information processing in which image data is displayed during loading |
May 13, 2003 |
| Data sequentially read from a storage device, such as a CD-ROM, in which program data and moving picture data are alternately recorded, is divided into program data and moving picture data by a demultiplexor. The moving picture data is stored in an image data storage region of a main mem |
| 6560184 |
Disk device having a detachable cover member |
May 6, 2003 |
| A disk device is provided with a disk tray having a holding part that holds part of an outer circumference of an optical disk when the disk is inserted into a depression on the disk tray, the disk being held roughly parallel to the surface of the depression. The holding part prevents a |
| 6545210 |
Musical sound generator |
April 8, 2003 |
| A highly expandable musical sound generator using a sound library. Each module receives pointer structures as an argument and executes a processing. Each pointer structures includes attribute data pointers, input data pointers and output data pointers. |
| 6540610 |
System for and method of processing data, and entertainment system |
April 1, 2003 |
| 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 or the digital camera to the video game machine is processed or combined by the video g |
| 6540606 |
Portable information terminal, recording medium and program |
April 1, 2003 |
| A portable information terminal has, as its functions, a path display unit for successively displaying a path depending on operation of direction keys, a character display unit for displaying at least one imaginary character on a display unit, a comparing unit for comparing the input |
| 6530027 |
Method for reducing power consumption, and portable electronic device and entertainment system t |
March 4, 2003 |
| A portable electronic device and method manage battery-produced power without lowering sound quality for music and other sound effects. In the present invention, an operation clock of the CPU of the portable electronic device and a processing wait time for image drawing are dynamical |
| 6524187 |
Computer, method and recording medium for executing games using a pressure-sensitive controller |
February 25, 2003 |
| The adjustment of hitting power or the like by pushing or continuous pushing of a simple ON/OFF switch by a user is provided by a computer which is able to execute a program that performs processing by taking as instructions an output from a controller which has a pressure-sensitive |
| 6524186 |
Game input means to replicate how object is handled by character |
February 25, 2003 |
| 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 operation device of the entertainment system a movement that is related to the actual way a |
| 6520861 |
Entertainment apparatus, storage medium, and method of displaying an object |
February 18, 2003 |
| More reality is given to weather phenomena reflected on an image displayed on a screen of a display unit and an operability of an operatable object. A global weather deciding part 901 decides weather in each global area obtained by dividing the whole map of a virtual world into a plurali |
| 6517384 |
Connector having a removable EMI filter |
February 11, 2003 |
| A connector has an insulating housing with a cutout in the side through which is inserted an EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) filter. Multiple signal transmission members are extended through said insulated housing with only selected transmission members piercing the EMI filter. Becaus |
| 6516867 |
Heat sink manufacturing device and manufacturing method |
February 11, 2003 |
| A device and method for manufacturing a heat sink that has a base and heat radiating fins of various shapes and has a prescribed strength, high heat-radiating efficiency, and whose base and heat-radiating fins are formed integrally. The heat sink manufacturing device includes a die c |
| 6515851 |
Switch inlet unit and entertainment system |
February 4, 2003 |
| A switch inlet unit comprising a power switch and an inlet accommodated in a case is provided.The switch and the inlet are provided on the front surface of the case body, the terminals of the switch and the inlet are connected with respect to each other, and the joint is held in the case |
| 6504539 |
Method for displaying an object in three-dimensional game |
January 7, 2003 |
| This invention allows a player to perform and enjoy shooting operations without any deterioration of three-dimensional display by displaying an enemy object in the field of view of the player when the player object and the enemy object are within a predetermined distance from each other. |
| 6498860 |
Input position detection device and entertainment system using the same |
December 24, 2002 |
| An input position detection device for detecting an input position of an input device, and an entertainment system which can detect the position of a subunit and has a display which displays an image generated by execution of a program loaded into the entertainment system. The entertainm |
| 6498733 |
Electronic device and shield |
December 24, 2002 |
| An entertainment device has a metal shielding member that covers the CPU and image processing unit and a flexible sheet that is interposed between the CPU and metal shielding member. The metal shielding member contains metal oxide magnetic particles for cutting off electromagnetic radiat |
| 6497013 |
Cabinet support platform |
December 24, 2002 |
| A cabinet support platform which supports a cabinet of an electronic device and the like has a base plate which receives a base surface of the cabinet. Two side support members which support side faces of the cabinet and stoppers are provided on the inside of the side support members. Th |
| 6493236 |
Electronic equipment |
December 10, 2002 |
| An electronic equipment enclosure has a lower housing part and a main board fixed relative thereto. A main board connector is fixed to the main board and faces the lower housing part. A sub board is inserted to a temporary attachment position within the lower housing part and faces the m |
| 6482091 |
Entertainment system, entertainment apparatus, recording medium, and program |
November 19, 2002 |
| An entertainment system comprises story developing means for allowing a player to a virtually experience a cocking operation in a kitchen of a restaurant registered with a restaurant information table from opening time to closing time of the restaurant, three-minute cooking processing |
| 6480192 |
Recording medium, apparatus and method for processing images |
November 12, 2002 |
| On a screen display, a specialized image effect is easily attained in which near images are made to appear clearly while distant images are seen as blurred. An image is formed on a screen in which for an image pertaining to a background containing far-distance object group for which the |
