Game machine and game system

• US 20030060287A1
• Filed: 07/13/2002
• Published: 03/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SNK Playmore Corporation
• Original Assignee: SNK Playmore Corporation
• Inventors: Nishiyama, Takashi
• Granted Patent: US 7,217,192 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/45
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/235 using a wireless connection, e.g. infrared or piconet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/24 Constructional details thereof, e.g. game controllers with detachable joystick handles
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/28 responding to control signals received from the game device for affecting ambient conditions, e.g. for vibrating players' seats, activating scent dispensers or affecting temperature or light controlling the output signals based on the game progress A63F13/50
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/42 by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle
• 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 13/95 Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1031 using a wireless connection, e.g. Bluetooth, infrared connections
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1043 being characterized by constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/206 Game information storage, e.g. cartridges, CD ROM's, DVD's, smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/302 specially adapted for receiving control signals not targeted to a display device or game input means, e.g. vibrating driver's seat, scent dispenser
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2200/00 Computerized interactive toys, e.g. dolls
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 30/04 using wireless transmission

Abstract

A game apparatus that has a game machine for advancing a game according to a program and a mobile unit moving based on information data from the game machine. Further, a game system for a game player to play a game using a controller and a toy, comprising a storage step for the for the game player to manipulate the controller for moving the toy for bringing up a toy motion and store the brought-up toy motion and a reproduction step for the game player to manipulate the controller for reproducing the stored toy motion.

Claims

1. A game system for a game player to play a game using a game machine, a controller, and a toy, comprising:

a storage step for the game player to manipulate said controller for moving said toy for bringing up a toy motion so as to store the brought-up motion, and

a reproduction step for the game player to manipulate said controller for reproducing the stored toy motion.

2. The game system of claim 1, further comprising:

an information data communication means for communicating information data among said game machine, said controller and said toy.

3. The game system of claim 1, wherein

said toy includes a storage means for storing the information data.

4. The game system of claim 1, wherein

a plural of said toys are connected to communicate with each other.

5. The game system according to claim 1, and further comprising an information data communication means for communicating information between said game machine and said toy, wherein:

said game machine is configured for advancing a game according to a program,

said toy is a mobile unit that moves based on information from said game machine, and

said game machine includes a storage means for storing the information in accordance with the movements of said mobile unit as successive-movement information.

6. The game system according to claim 5, wherein

the game machine depicts an image of a character;

and

said mobile unit resembles the image of the character appearing on the game machine.

7. The game system according to claim 5, wherein

said mobile unit moves in accordance with results of the game on said game machine.

8. The game system according to claim 1, and further comprising an information data transmitting means for transmitting information between said game machine and said toy, wherein:

said game machine is configured for advancing a game according to a program,

said toy is a mobile unit that moves based on information from said game machine, and

said mobile unit moves in accordance with a result of the game on said game machine.

9. The game system according to claim 1, wherein:

said game machine is configured for advancing a game according to a program,

said toy is a mobile unit that moves based on information from said game machine,

said game system further comprises a controller for communicating information from said game machine to said mobile unit, such that a player manipulating said controller can bring up motion on said mobile unit,

the game system is configured to conduct a storage step for storing the brought-up motion of said mobile unit, and

the game system is configured to conduct a reproducing step for reproducing the stored motion of said mobile unit by said controller manipulated by the player.