Game system and game information storage medium used for same

• US 10,046,231 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2013
• Issued: 08/14/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Inventors: Masuyama, Iwao, Suzuki, Toshiaki, Tahara, Akira
• Primary Examiner(s): Suhol, Dmitry
• Assistant Examiner(s): DOSHI, ANKIT B
• Application Number:
  US14/022,280
• Publication Number:
  US 20140011588A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,799 Days
• Field of Search: 463 37, 463 42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/216 using geographical information, e.g. location of the game device or player using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/327 using wireless networks, e.g. Wi-Fi® or piconet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/428 involving motion or position input signals, e.g. signals representing the rotation of an input controller or a player's arm motions sensed by accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/65 automatically by game devices or servers from real world data, e.g. measurement in live racing competition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1006 having additional degrees of freedom
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/105 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/205 for detecting the geographical location of the game platform
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/405 being a wireless ad hoc network, e.g. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Pico net
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5573 player location
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6045 for mapping control signals received from the input arrangement into game commands
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/69 Involving elements of the real world in the game world, e.g. measurement in live races, real video

Abstract

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 contact switch to detect an acceleration in a Z-axis direction. The sensor and switch detect at least one of an amount (e.g., tilt amount, movement amount, impact amount or the like) and a direction (e.g., tilt direction, movement direction, impact direction or the like) of a change applied to the housing. A simulation program provides simulation such that a state of a game space is changed related to at least one of the amount and direction of the change applied to the housing.

Claims

1. A game system comprising a first game machine and a second game machine, wherein

the first game machine comprises:

a first housing configured to be held in at least one hand of a user;

a first accelerometer disposed in the first housing and configured to generate first motion data based on output from the first accelerometer in response to movement of the first housing;

a first wireless communication interface configured to wirelessly transmit the first motion data to a second game machine via wireless communication; and

the second game machine comprises;

a second housing configured to be held in at least one hand of a user;

a display disposed on the second housing;

a second wireless communication interface configured to wirelessly receive the first motion data from the first game machine;

a second accelerometer disposed in the second housing and configured to generate second motion data based on output from the second accelerometer in response to movement of the second housing; and

a processor configured to execute a gaming process based on the received first motion data and the generated second motion data from the second accelerometer;

wherein

the processor is configured to display game images on the display based on the executed gaming process, and wherein

the gaming process controls movement of display game objects.

2. The game system according to claim 1, wherein

the second game machine includes a slot defined therein for receiving a removable card having a memory.

3. The game system according to claim 2, wherein

the display is disposed on a front surface of the second housing and the slot is defined in a side surface of the second housing.

4. The game system according to claim 1, wherein

the second wireless communication interface comprises a radiotelephone circuit.

5. The game system according to claim 1, wherein

the second wireless communication interface is configured to wirelessly receive the first motion data via radio communication.

6. The game system according to claim 1, wherein

the second game machine further comprises at least one physical key disposed on the second housing and configured to initiate an output in response to operation of the key.

7. A first device comprising:

a first housing configured to be held in at least one hand of a user;

a display disposed on the first housing;

a first accelerometer disposed in the first housing and configured to generate first motion data based on output from the first accelerometer in response to movement of the first housing;

a wireless communication interface configured to wirelessly receive from a second device second motion data based on output from a second accelerometer disposed in a second housing included in the second device in response to movement associated with the second housing of the second device; and

a processor configured to execute a process based on the generated first motion data and the received second motion data;

wherein

the processor is configured to display images on the display based on the executed process, and wherein

the executed process controls movement of display objects.

8. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having stored therein a program executed by a processor of a first device that includes a first housing configured to be held in at least one hand of a user and a display disposed on the first housing, the program causing the processor to at least:

control detecting of first motion data based on output from a first accelerometer disposed in the first housing in response to movement of the first housing;

control wirelessly receiving from a second device of second motion data based on output of a second accelerometer disposed in a second housing included in the second device in response to movement of the second housing;

execute a process based on the received second motion data and the detected first motion data; and

display images on the display based on the executed process, wherein

the executed process controls movement of display objects.