IP Library Granted Patent US 7,217,192
Granted Patent B2
US 7,217,192 · App. 10/195,039 · Granted May 15, 2007

Game machine and game system

Assignee: SNK Playmore Corporation
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,217,192
App. No.
10/195,039
Granted
May 15, 2007
Kind
B2
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 (17)

1. A game system comprising:

a game machine configured to advance games under a first and a second game program;

a toy configured to enact actions based on data from the game machine; and

an information transmitting means configured to transmit data between the game machine and the toy;

wherein the game machine is configured to store results of a play of the first game program as first information data,

wherein the game machine is configured for a play of the second game program to cause movement of the toy;

wherein the second game program contains a special action program configured to cause the toy to perform a special action based upon the first information data; and

wherein the game machine is configured such that when the second game is advanced, the game machine sends second information data for moving the toy based on the special action program, via the information data transmitting means to the toy.

2. The game system of claim 1 , wherein the second information data includes data for basic actions of the toy based on the play of the second game, and further includes data for special actions of the toy that differ from the basic actions dependant upon the first information data.

3. A game system comprising:

a game machine configured for the play of a first game using a first game program, and of a second game using a second game program, the first game program being configured to generate result-data as a result of playing the first game, and the second game program being configured to generate control-data for the play of the second game;

a toy configured to actuate through a variety of motions in response to the control-data during play of the second game; and

a communication device configured to transmit the control-data from the game machine to the toy;

wherein the first game is a video game;

wherein the second game is a physical game using the toy; and

wherein for a given play of the second game, the second game program is configured to generate control-data that differs depending on the result-data generated by the first game program.

4. The game system of claim 2 , wherein the generated control-data includes data for basic actions of the toy based on the play of the second game, and further includes data for special actions of the toy that differ from the basic actions depending upon the result-data.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 29, 2003
From: PLAYMORE CORPORATION
To: SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 014523/0586 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2002
From: SNK CORPORATION
To: PLAYMORE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 013130/0932 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 9-312794 · Oct 28, 1997 · national
JP 9-367894 · Dec 29, 1997 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 0918239100 · Oct 28, 1998
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