Game system

• US 6,520,853 B2
• Filed: 07/11/2001
• Issued: 02/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Transtechnology Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Jatco Transtechnology Limited
• Inventors: Suzuki, Makoto
• Primary Examiner(s): Yuen, Henry C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NICOLAS, FREDERICK C
• Application Number:
  US09/901,677
• Publication Number:
  US 20020006818A1
• Time in Patent Office: 587 Days
• Field of Search: 463/7, 463/39, 463/49, 700/91
• US Class Current: 463/7
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/216 using geographical information, e.g. location of the game device or player using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/31 Communication aspects specific to video games, e.g. between several handheld game devices at close range
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/205 for detecting the geographical location of the game platform
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/406 Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a game system having a detection unit for detecting a position of a spot moved from a start spot, a measurement unit for measuring time, and a decision unit for deciding whether or not spots measured by the detection unit have enclosed an area within a set time measured from the start spot by the measurement unit. The game system further has a computation unit for computing a size of a distance between the measured spots, or a size of the area enclosed with the measured spots, when the decision unit decides that there has been enclosure. The victory or defeat of a game player is determined by the size of the length or the size of the area, computed by the computation unit.

Claims

1. A game system comprising:

detection means for detecting a position of a spot moved from a start spot;

measurement means for measuring time;

decision means for deciding whether or not spots measured by said detection means have enclosed an area within a set time measured from said start spot by said measurement means; and

computation means for computing a size of a distance between the measured spots, or a size of said area enclosed with said measured spots, when said decision means decides that there has been enclosure;

wherein victory or defeat of a game player is determined by the size of said length or the size of said area, computed by said computation means.

2. The game system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said decision means decides that there has been enclosure, when the last spot of said measured spots is within a set distance from said start spot.

3. The game system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said set distance in said decision means is varied with the lapse of time measured by said measurement means.

4. The game system as set forth in claim 2, wherein said set distance in said decision means is varied with the lapse of time measured by said measurement means.

5. The game system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said set time that is measured with said measurement means can be set so that it varies with every start.

6. The game system as set forth in claim 2, wherein said set time that is measured with said measurement means can be set so that it varies with every start.

7. The game system as set forth in claim 3, wherein said set time that is measured with said measurement means can be set so that it varies with every start.