Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – With communication link
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-31
2010-12-21
Hotaling, II, John M (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
With communication link
C463S025000, C463S029000, C463S040000, C463S041000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07854657
ABSTRACT:
A game device measures a delay time between the game device and each of other game devices, all of which communicate with each other, and stores start time data in a memory. Furthermore, the game device calculates a time at which each of the other game devices starts executing a predetermined event based on the delay time, so as to be transmitted to each of the other game devices. When data indicating a time at which the game device starts executing the predetermined event (correction data) is transmitted from each of the game devices, the game device corrects a time indicated by the start time data based on the transmitted data. Thereafter, the game device executes the predetermined event (a racing game) at the time indicated by the start time data.
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Hotaling, II John M
Hsu Ryan
Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
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