Music game software and music game machine
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Oct 13, 2009
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Feb 3, 2005
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Apr 21, 2004
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Abstract
Music game program stored in a computer readable medium for causing a computer to output music data that corresponds to music, selected by a player, through an input device from a sound output device. The program also causes the computer to execute a procedure for displaying, on a display, a background image that corresponds to the music data. A computing a demand command invites a user to operate a specific key in correspondence with partial song data. Each demand command is produced as a command image which corresponds to each key. The command images are displayed in the order of playback of the partial song data and move on the display. A procedure for judging determines whether or not keys were operated with a predetermined timing. A procedure is also provided for outputting partial song data in which playback pitch is changes according to the result of the judgment procedure.
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Country | kind | publication No. | Filing Date | Type | Sub-Type |
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JP | B2 | JP3686906 | Jul 30, 2003 | Patent | Grant |
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Grant | |||||
PUBLISHED GRANTED PATENT (SECOND LEVEL) | MUSIC GAME SOFTWARE AND MUSIC GAME MACHINE | Aug 24, 2005 | |||
EP | B1 | EP1503365 | May 08, 2004 | Patent | Grant |
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Grant | |||||
Patent | Music game software and music game machine | Apr 05, 2006 |
- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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KONAMI CORPORATION | 3-1 TORANOMON 4-CHOME MINATO-KU TOKYO 105-6021 |
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- 2004 Application Filing Year
- A63F Class
- 969 Applications Filed
- 625 Patents Issued To-Date
- 64.50 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Watanabe, Tsutomu | Tokyo , JP | 175 | 2167 |
# of filed Patents : 175 Total Citations : 2167 |
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- 7 Citation Count
- A63F Class
- 4.14 % this patent is cited more than
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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