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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:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2006
Applicants:
Yoshihito Ikebata, Osaka, JP;
Yoonjoon Lee, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven Petofalvi, Redmond, WA (US);
Yukimi Shimura, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Yoshihito Ikebata, Osaka, JP;
Yoonjoon Lee, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven Petofalvi, Redmond, WA (US);
Yukimi Shimura, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The video or other computer graphics display shows, on a touch screen, a spinnable bar having a control wheel affixed to an end thereof. Strokes of a stylus applied to the surface of the wheel controls the direction and/or rate of spin of the wheel and bar. An animated game character holding on to the spinning bar may spin with the bar and perform acrobatic acts in response to other touch screen or other types of control inputs.