Patent Analysis
U.S. Patent No. 7,693,306: System and method for capturing images from mobile devices for use with patron tracking system
U.S. Patent No. 7,693,306: System and method for capturing images from mobile devices for use with patron tracking system Issued April 6, 2010, to Konami Summary: The ‘306 patent describes a method…
U.S. Patent No. 7,695,356: Game program, game device, and game method
U.S. Patent No. 7,695,356: Game program, game device, and game method Issued April 13, 2010, to Konami Summary: The ‘356 patent describes a hand-held baseball game with interactive fielding and throwing…
U.S. Patent No. 7,695,368: Game program, game device, and game method
U.S. Patent No. 7,695,368: Game program, game device, and game method Issued April 13, 2010, to Konami Summary: The ‘368 patent describes a method for playing a baseball game on a…
U.S. Patent No. 7,697,015: Storage medium and game device storing image generating program
U.S. Patent No. 7,697,015: Storage medium and game device storing image generating program Issued April 13, 2010, to Nintendo Summary: The ‘015 patent attempts to fix a common problem experienced by…
U.S. Patent No. 7,698,238: Emotion controlled system for processing multimedia data
U.S. Patent No. 7,698,238: Emotion controlled system for processing multimedia data Issued April 13, 2010, to Sony Deutschland GmbH Summary: The ‘238 patent provides for an emotion controlled system which monitors…
U.S. Patent No. 7,704,146: Multiply interconnectable environmentally interactive character simulation module method and system
U.S. Patent No. 7,704,146: Multiply interconnectable environmentally interactive character simulation module method and system Issued April 27, 2010, to Mattel, Inc. Summary: The ‘146 patent describes a hand held game much…
U.S. Patent No. 7,713,116: Inventory management of virtual items in computer games
U.S. Patent No. 7,713,116: Inventory management of virtual items in computer games Issued May 11, 2010, to Microsoft Summary: The ‘116 patent provides an inventory management system to manage the display…
U.S. Patent No. 7,713,126: Video game control program and video game device
U.S. Patent No. 7,713,126: Video game control program and video game device Issued May 11, 2010, to Sega Summary: The ‘126 patent allows a player, while playing a video game, to…
U.S. Patent No. 7,717,781: Apparatus and method for controlling clearing in a falling object game with a sequence bar
U.S. Patent No. 7,717,781: Apparatus and method for controlling clearing in a falling object game with a sequence bar Issued May 18, 2010, to Bandai Co. Ltd. Summary: The ‘781 describes…
U.S. Patent No. 7,717,782: Helpfulness in a virtual environment
U.S. Patent No. 7,717,782: Helpfulness in a virtual environment Issued May 18, 2010, to Leviathan Entertainment, LLC Summary: The ‘782 patent describes a video game environment where players interact with one another…
U.S. Patent No. 7,722,048: Mini-hold ‘em games
U.S. Patent No. 7,722,048: Mini-hold ‘em games Issued May 25, 2010 Summary: Here’s one for all of you online poker fans. The ‘048 patent describes a virtual game of poker that a…
U.S. Patent No. 7,727,064: Interactive bingo gaming system and method
U.S. Patent No. 7,727,064: Interactive bingo gaming system and method Issued June 1, 2010, to Bally Gaming, Inc. Summary: The ‘064 patent describes an interactive way to play a classing game…
U.S. Patent No. 7,731,590: Creation of ranking table for competitive game
U.S. Patent No. 7,731,590: Creation of ranking table for competitive game Issued June 8, 2010, to Nintendo Co. Ltd. Summary: The ‘590 patent describes game apparatuses that are connected in a…
U.S. Patent No. 7,690,997: Virtual environment with formalized inter-character relationships
U.S. Patent No. 7,690,997: Virtual environment with formalized inter-character relationships Issued April 6, 2010, to Leviathan Entertainment, LLC Summary: The ‘997 patent provides for a virtual environment where a user is…
U.S. Patent No. 7,704,134: Game program, game device, and game method
U.S. Patent No. 7,704,134: Game program, game device, and game method Issued April 27, 2010 Summary: The ‘134 patent describes a baseball video game on a touch screen handheld system. A…
U.S. Patent No. 7,512,235: Multiple user authentication for online console-based gaming
U.S. Patent No. 7,512,235: Multiple user authentication for online console-based gaming Issued March 31, 2009, to Microsoft Summary: The ‘235 patent allows multiple users to connect to an online game through…
U.S. Patent No. 7,530,895: Method for advancing network game by group competition
U.S. Patent No. 7,530,895: Method for advancing network game by group competition Issued May 12, 2009, to Square Enix Summary: The ‘895 patent provides for a game which includes a world…
U.S. Patent No. 7,532,211: Image processing device and image processing method
U.S. Patent No. 7,532,211: Image processing device and image processing method Issued May 12, 2009, to Sega Summary: The ‘211 patent allows games to have a more realistic and life-like feel…
U.S. Patent No. 7,549,918: Golf game system and method thereof
U.S. Patent No. 7,549,918: Golf game system and method thereof Issued June 23, 2009, to NHN Corp. Summary: The ‘918 patent provides for a golf game whereby the player can make…
U.S. Patent No. 7,559,842: Game system, game control method, and recording medium for the same
U.S. Patent No. 7,559,842: Game system, game control method, and recording medium for the same Issued July 14, 2009, to Square Enix Summary: The ‘842 patent describes a system for role-playing…