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A competitive game simulation machine includes a plurality of moving objects; a game board on which the plurality of moving objects are to be placed; and a controller for controlling motions of the moving objects on the game board. The game board includes a main area used for moving objects to compete a specified game and an auxiliary area wherein the moving objects are movable between the main area and the auxiliary area.

A fishing game apparatus (10) has a casting rod (12) connected to a television monitor (16). The casting rod (12) is built therein with a game processor and an acceleration sensor. During casting, an acceleration signal is inputted from the acceleration sensor to the game processor. The game processor calculates a corresponding casting distance and displays, on a game screen of the monitor (16), a splashdown point according to a distance calculated. By providing a light gun in the casting rod (12), the game processor can recognize a direction of casting and move the rod in that direction on the game screen.

A computer-implemented method and system for facilitating service transactions, both on-line and off-line, for transacting services driven by purchasers or by service providers. In particular, the invention makes services freely tradable as goods via standardizing material terms describing such service transactions. The method includes steps defining a set of service classification and material terms, registering a plurality of participants of the service marketplace, searching and compiling at least one offer and one request for offers provided by the participants for selling or buying services while the offer and the request for offer is described in the set of service classification and material terms, evaluating and matching the offer and the request for offer based upon the degree of identicalness of the set of service classification and material terms recited in the offer and the request for offer, and communicating to matched participants of the result generated by the evaluating and matching step.

A method and apparatus for shaping force signals for a force feedback device. A source wave is provided and is defined by a set of control parameters (including a steady state magnitude, a frequency value and a duration value) and modified by a set of impulse parameters (including an impulse magnitude, and a settle time representing a time required for the impulse magnitude to change to the steady-state magnitude). Optionally, application parameters specifying a direction of force signal and trigger parameters specifying activating buttons can also be provided for the source wave. Using a host processor or a local processor, the force signal is formed from the source wave and the sets of control parameters and impulse parameters, where the force signal includes an impulse signal followed by a continual steady-state signal after an expiration of the settle time. A feel sensation is generated to a user of the force feedback device as physical forces produced by actuators on the force feedback device in response to the force signal. The steady-state magnitude value is lower than a magnitude value of a non-impulse-shaped force signal required to create a corresponding feel sensation having a similar apparent sensation to the user.

The object of the present invention is to provide a stereoscopic video and audio recording method, a stereoscopic video and audio recording medium, a stereoscopic video and audio reproducing method, a stereoscopic video and audio recording apparatus, and a stereoscopic video and audio reproducing apparatus. An audio information storage region for three-dimensional video is arranged in advance, separately from audio information for ordinary two-dimensional video, in a media recording format for recording stereoscopic video and audio. Therefore, when stereoscopic reproduction is selected, an audio can be reproduced with realistic sensation in a depth direction in sound-image processing or surround processing.

An apparatus for non-permanent conversion of a semiautomatic pistol into a compressed gas powered weapon simulator. The apparatus replaces the pistol's barrel, recoil spring and magazine with no modification of the pistol, which allows retaining the operational functions of the pistol's remaining components. Compressed gas, from the simulation magazine unit, is used in the compressed gas valve means, in the barrel unit, to operate the slide mechanism, to compress the simulation recoil spring, and to emit a laser pulse beam on a target when activated by the firing mechanism; and battery power, from the simulation magazine unit, is used to count the number of shots, lock the slide after a predetermined number of shots and transmit information from the weapon simulator to a remote data system. The compressed simulation recoil spring returns the slide mechanism back to its original position, unless locked open by the apparatus.

This game system includes a plurality of terminals each of which has a display unit and an input unit, and a server connected to the terminals through communication lines. The game system executes a game performing the fighting between a plurality of characters controlled by the terminals operated by a plurality of players. The game system comprises a position data storage unit storing position data representing the positions of characters disposed in the game area where a plurality of characters operated by each player can be disposed; a position renewal unit renewing the position data stored in the position data storage unit, based on the input operation of each player using by the input unit; a first display control unit displaying a game area image representing the game area where characters are disposed based on the position data stored in the position data storage unit in the first display area owned by the display unit; and a second display control unit displaying the fighting image representing the fighting between the characters in the second display area owned by the display unit when the fighting between the characters is performed in the game area.

An input apparatus capable of providing, through a touch sensor, a tactile sensation as it were a sensation obtained when operating a key and the like constituted of a mechanical switch.An input apparatus 1 has a touch sensor 11 configured to detect a contact, a load detection unit 12 configured to detect a pressure load on a touch face of the touch sensor 11, a tactile sensation providing unit 13 configured to vibrate the touch face, and a control unit 15 configured to control drive of the tactile sensation providing unit 13, when a position of the contact detected by the touch sensor 11 moves into a predetermined region while the pressure load detected by the load detection unit 12 satisfies a predetermined standard, such that a tactile sensation is provided to an object pressing the touch face.

The present invention provides an illumination device for illuminating a periphery of equipment such as an image display device, including: a plurality of illumination parts on which a light source is mounted; and a support part for supporting the plurality of illumination parts, so that a different area of the periphery of the equipment is irradiated with light from the plurality of illumination parts.

The delay in a multi-channel audio coding apparatus and a multi-channel audio decoding apparatus is reduced. The audio coding apparatus includes: a downmix signal generating unit (410) that generates, in a time domain, a first downmix signal that is one of a 1-channel audio signal and a 2-channel audio signal from an input multi-channel audio signal; a downmix signal coding unit (404) that codes the first downmix signal; a first t-f converting unit (401) that converts the input multi-channel audio signal into a multi-channel audio signal in a frequency domain; and a spatial information calculating unit (409) that generates spatial information for generating a multi-channel audio signal from a downmix signal.

A system with automatic positioning controls for the holographic display of three-dimensional objects interacting in real time with objects of the real world. The person observing the screen (18) has the sensation that the objects are real, which is achieved thanks to a real time perspective correction system (1). The system is used in particular to simulate bowling pins (9). It is positioned on the lane required by means of a dolly (6). The system determines a relation between the information received from the sensors: video cameras (1) (3), dimensions (26), weight (14) (27) and the mathematical simulation models. When the ball is bowled, its physical features are measured and when it hits the pin deck, some holographic pins are displayed on the screen (19). The screen holographically arranges the projected objects over what the bowler (18) sees behind the screen (19). The simulated movements of the pins and the physical interactions with the real objects are determined by exploiting the theory of mechanics in three-dimensional space.

An apparatus for non-permanent conversion of a semiautomatic pistol into a compressed gas powered weapon simulator. The apparatus replaces the pistol's barrel, recoil spring and magazine with no modification of the pistol, which allows retaining the operational functions of the pistol's remaining components. Compressed gas, from the simulation magazine unit, is used in the compressed gas valve means, in the barrel unit, to operate the slide mechanism, to compress the simulation recoil spring, and to emit a laser pulse beam on a target when activated by the firing mechanism; and battery power, from the simulation magazine unit, is used to count the number of shots, lock the slide after a predetermined number of shots and transmit information from the weapon simulator to a remote data system. The compressed simulation recoil spring returns the slide mechanism back to its original position, unless locked open by the apparatus.

A parallax representation unit in a displayed image processing unit uses a height map containing information on a height of an object for each pixel to represent different views caused by the height of the object. A color representation unit uses, for example, texture coordinate values derived by the parallax representation unit to render the image, shifting the pixel defined in the color map. The color representation unit uses the normal map that maintains normals to the surface of the object for each pixel to change the way that light impinges on the surface and represent the roughness accordingly. A shadow representation unit uses a horizon map, which maintains information for each pixel to indicate whether a shadow is cast depending on the angle relative to the light source, so as to shadow the image rendered by the color representation unit.

A moving-picture reproducing system has a flat panel display, a flat panel speaker group provided at the front thereof, and low-audio speakers. A video reproducing device reproduces a video from a moving-picture file and displays the same on the flat panel display. An acoustic sound reproducing device reproduces an acoustic sound and allows the flat panel speaker group and the low-audio speakers to output the same. When acoustic data reproduced from the moving-picture file by the acoustic sound reproducing device are synthesized, the synthesized data is separated into a high-frequency audio range and a low-frequency audio range by a filter. The acoustic sound of the high-frequency audio range is played back by the flat panel speaker group, and the acoustic sound of the low-frequency audio range is played back by the low-audio speakers. A sound source position reproducing device sets temporal and spatial thresholds to designate a speaker to be reproduced with a change of a speaker and performs reproduction free of uncomfortable feeling.

A portable interface device (1) of haptic human-computer type which can be fixed to a hand (2) of an operator (3), capable of engaging with the operator (3) transmitting on the operator's hand fingertips tactile sensations following the shape of a virtual surface (4), in particular obtained from a real surface (5). The tactile sensations are transmitted to a fingertip by the device (1) through a movable and orientable surface contacting the fingertip while remaining tangential to the virtual surface (4). The device (1), by touching the user's fingertip only at the points of contact with the virtual surface (4), does not provide to the user (3) any tactile sensations on the or on each fingertip when it moves in a free space, obtaining a very high level of transparency of the device. The workspace of the interface device (1) is very high, and can be also infinite, using suitable position tracking systems.

An information processing device includes a recognition section for recognizing a feature keyword representing a feature of at least part of text content, an additional information acquisition section for acquiring additional information related to the text content from an outside of the text content in response to the recognized feature keyword, and a control section for controlling the additional information acquired by the additional information acquisition section to be output along with the part of the text content.

A gaming machine having rotation control means for controlling a base member so that the base member is counterclockwise and clockwise rotatable, a first lottery ball introducing device for throwing in a lottery ball in substantially the same direction as a direction vector when the base member is rotated, a second lottery ball introducing device for throwing in a lottery ball in a direction facing the first lottery ball introducing device, lottery ball throw-in means for throwing in a lottery ball from any one of the first lottery ball introducing device and the second lottery ball introducing device, and lottery ball detecting means for detecting which one of the first lottery ball introducing device and the second lottery ball introducing device the lottery ball is thrown in from, wherein the base member control means has a function of determining the rotating direction of the base member on the basis of the detection result of the lottery ball detecting means. Accordingly, in a gaming machine such as a bingo game, after a lottery ball is thrown in, it is prevented from entering a lottery hole, and enjoyment of the game player is perpetuated.

To record and reproduce sound and an image so that content which entertains a viewer and which prevents the viewer from being bored is provided while realistic sensation is provided.Upon recording, image information shot by a plurality of cameras is recorded together with position and posture information of each camera, and acoustic information from a plurality of sound sources is recorded together with position information of each sound source. Upon reproduction, an image at a position of a viewer (eye direction) is reproduced, and a sound image is localized at the position of the viewer so that content which entertains the viewer and which prevents the viewer from being bored is provided while sound with realistic sensation is provided.

The invention relates to a demonstration device for powerless flying devices and, in particular, flying sport devices such as jumping skis (9) or parasails and for bird-human costumes (20, 23). The inventive device has the following features: a suspending device (11) for the individual(s), which holds the individual(s) in a position that would be assumed during an actual flight using the respective flying device, and; a support (30, 31, 32) that is connected to the suspending device in such a manner that the trajectory of the individual(s) located in the suspending device is essentially determined by the movement of the support and not by the flying device connected to the individual(s).

There is provided an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and an image processing program realizing natural scroll display and high-speed scroll. The image processing apparatus includes: a detector detecting a scroll request; and a processor, when the detector detects a high-speed scroll request, employing a blurred picture created through a blurring process as a new picture required for a subsequent update of image displayed in a scroll region, thereby generating an image to be displayed.

A user is able to play a game with a more realistic sensation of being an actual player. In a video game device main unit 1, a button press detecting section 103 detects the force with which buttons on a controller 5 are depressed, and a left stick operation detecting section 105 detects the speed at which an analogue stick on the controller 5 is inclined, and the angular speed at which the analogue stick is rotated. A ball path of travel setting section 104 sets the speed and path of travel of the ball, or the like, according to the force detected by the button press detecting section 103, and the speed and angular speed detected by the left stick operation detecting section 105.

A visual aid for using contact lenses comprises an eyeball and a cover that contains the eyeball, and a model contact lens. The eyeball includes a sclera, an iris and a pupil. The cover includes an upper eyelid and a lower eyelid that can be opened and closed. The visual aid also includes a simulated contact lens that can be placed between the eyelids and the eyeball for demonstrating the proper insertion and wearing of contact lenses. The eyelids simulate natural movements of human eyelids. Additionally, methods for using the visual aid for using contact lenses for instruction in insertion, and removal, of contact lenses from the eye are described.

Removable tension-pneumothorax-simulator cartridge for use with a patient simulating mannequin, comprising a rigid body having a hollow cavity therein, the body having two openings in fluid communication with the cavity, the cavity being shaped and dimensioned so as to be capable of receiving therein through the first opening a 14-gauge 3.25 inch needle; the first opening having an associated first-opening closure releasably secured to the body and airtightly sealing the first-opening and including a first material pierceable by the needle when treating a simulation of a tension pneumothorax in the patient simulating mannequin, the first material being self-sealing such that when the needle is withdrawn the first material self-seals, the body being constructed of a second material not pierceable by the needle; the second opening being structured and dimensioned to releasably engage cooperable structure on the mannequin such that when the cartridge is inserted into the mannequin, the cooperable structure on the mannequin engages and airtightly seals the second opening and provides a channel in fluid communication with the cavity of the body for allowing for the entry of a pressured gas into the cavity for use in the simulation of the tension pneumothorax.

The present invention provides a method of generating a virtual viewpoint video image when the virtual viewpoint position is not located on a plane where a camera is disposed. In an environment in which a plurality of cameras having a horizontal optical axis are disposed in a real zone (for example, on the circumference) which surrounds an object, a video image of an arbitrary viewpoint on the circumference is generated. Further, by synthesizing video images photographed by a camera, a free viewpoint video image is generated from a virtual viewpoint (viewpoint from a high or low position) where no camera is placed. According to a method of achieving this, a travel distance of a display position is calculated by the local region synthesizing portion and this travel distance is reflected to the free viewpoint video image of a local region.

A method of converting single channel audio (mono) signals to two channel audio (stereo) signals using simple filters and an Intra-aural Time Difference (ITD) is presented. This method does not distort the spectral content of the original signal very much, and has low computation requirements. A variation is proposed which also uses Intra-aural Intensity Difference (IID).

The present invention discloses a creation of a virtual hand, body part, or tool in a virtual environment, controlled by a new 3-D haptic interface for virtual environments. There is also the provision of a method and arrangement applicable to computer systems for creating a virtual environment, which facilitates a user to touch, feel, edit, and interact with data about the objects, surfaces, and textures in the environment. There is also a provision for multiple virtual hands operating in the same virtual world, so that users can work collaboratively in the virtual world; they can touch, feel and edit the data in the virtual world, including data about the other users' virtual hands.

Integrated closed-loop real-time limb neuro-prosthetic system comprising an artificial limb, a microprocessor, sensors, a signal conditioner, a stimulator, at least one EMG electrode and at least one sensory feedback electrode, characterized by the fact that said sensory feedback electrode is an intraneural electrode which is adapted to be implanted in an intact and healthy portion of a nerve.

In order to provide a realistic sensation and high satisfaction in the aspect of user convenience, an electronic betting system has a satellite system includes an audio-visual unit for broadcasting a betting event live, and betting terminals, for betting on betting events, arranged opposite to the audio-visual unit, each betting terminal receiving betting event services and prediction information services, and making electronic payment of a customers' requirements for betting.

Disclosed is a curved track simulation device. The curved track simulation device is configured such that a base board can rotate and tilt to the left or right and embody left or right cornering motion on an upper surface of a track belt that is rotating and circulating forward and rearward, thus making it possible for a user to feel a sensation as if he / she is enjoying a driving-based or sliding-based leisure activity or sport, and which can appropriately use a combination of frictional force and slippage which are created when the track wheel rotates to the left or right on the track belt, thereby satisfying the dual function of providing both amusement and exercise.