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The 3do Company

William M Hawkins

Stewart K Hester

Nick Robins

Oren J Tversky

Roderick Perkins

William K Duvall

James N Holton

The mapping of playing objects from one game to another. In one embodiment, generic attributes of an object may be mapped to game-specific attributes. The mapping may either change or maintain the look and feel of an object. For example, a fast but lightly-armed starship in one game may be mapped to a quick but weak warrior in another game.

Networked computer game system with persistent playing objects

An information delivery system including a head end broadcasting a data stream of media objects, the head end being coupled to a broadcast television interface and at least one information service provider and including an encoder for encoding information in the media object is disclosed. The system may deliver and implement a programming guide delineating programming information available on the information delivery system in one or more media objects in the data stream in an encoded fashion by the encoder. A user terminal is coupled to the head-end and receives the media objects. The user terminal has an output and includes a decoder for the media objects. Also provided in one aspect is a user interface, at least partially stored in the user-terminal, which selects a user-defined subset of media objects for provision to the output of the user terminal. Further, an information navigation system for an information delivery system is provided. The navigation system functions with the electronic program guide and includes a user interface having a plurality of icon representations of various functions of the system, and including a broadcast television interface. The navigation system also includes a smart service navigator which interacts with the user interface and the electronic program guide to provide an output to the user.

Interactive information delivery system

A fishing rod holder and pivoting fishing device that in response to a bite from a fish automatically sets the hook by raising the fishing rod. The device comprises a frame assembly including a generally vertical support member which may be attached to a boat, into the ground or some other appropriate location. A generally horizontal member supports a rod holding bracket. Along the back end of the device a helical spring member under tension allows the device to pivot rapidly in a generally upward direction to set the hook once a fish strikes the line. Further, the amount of axial displacement necessary to spring the device and set the hook may be adjusted to account for various types of fish or fishing conditions. The device further includes an audio and visual strike indicator that is easily removed from the device, and allows rapid removal of the fishing rod from the device in order to initiate the manual manipulation of the fishing rod required to land the fish.

Fishing device

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

William M Hawkins