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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Minoru Arakawa, Medina, WA (US);
Donald W. James, Kirkland, WA (US);
David McCarten, Bothell, WA (US);
Assignee:
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 1/300 ; A63F 9/24 ; G06F 1/700 ; G06F 1/900 ; A63B 7/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 1/300 ; A63F 9/24 ; G06F 1/700 ; G06F 1/900 ; A63B 7/100 ;
Abstract
A digital camera accessory is provided for use with a game system having a processing system to execute a video game program and player controls operable by a user to generate video game control signals. The digital camera accessory includes an image sensor for capturing video images, communication circuitry configured to transmit the captured video images, and a connector that, in use, electrically connects the digital camera accessory to the game system.