Tomy Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Akira Takasaka

Iwakichi Ogawa

Tatsuo Kusumi

Michael W Nuttall

Herbert C Weiland

Hirotsugu Tomizawa

Tetsuo Ohkado

Eiji Takuma

The tablet unit,comprises a receiving antenna which is brought near a prescribed position on the tablet when the tablet unit is connected to the electronic device,and receives the scan signal supplied to the antenna line; operating means,which has coordinate values on the tablet assigned to and inputs instruction information by operation of an operator; instruction signal generating means for generating an instruction signal delayed with respect to the scan signal received by the receiving antenna by a prescribed time which is based on the coordinate values assigned to the operating means,when the operating means,is operated by the operator; and transmitting means,which is brought near a touch pen,when the tablet unit is connected to the electronic device,and transmits the instruction signal generated by the instruction signal generating means to the touch pen,. The tablet unit including the operational means,which inputs instruction information by approaching the touch pen,to the tablet,is connected to an electronic device,whereby the operational means is operated to input instruction information.

Tablet unit and virtual experience method

A tablet unit 10 for a vehicle includes a dashboarded-shaped body 36, a handle 42, and a touch pen hold unit 50. The dashboard-shaped body 36 includes a receiving antenna 138 which is interlocked with an operation of the handle and is moved on a tablet opposed surface 52. The receiving antenna 138 inputs electromagnetic waves from a tablet 28 and transmits positional information corresponding to the electromagnetic waves to an antenna on the touch pen 32 holding the touch pen 32 through cables 160a, 160b. A drive game is played by operating the handle, which makes the drive game realistic in comparison with that played by operating the touch pen 32. Tablet units 10 for game devices using a keyboard musical instrument, clock, athletic museum, gun and a register are also provided for malting these games realistic in comparison with that played by operating the touch pen 32.

Tablet unit

Cylindrical track for toy

There is disclosed an action toy system comprising a base, an air blower, and unit toys connected with holes formed in the surface of the base. The blower blows air into the unit toys through the base and the holes to cause the toys to perform action.

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Tokyo, Japan

Akira Takasaka