16th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150105096 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING A MOBILE USER - A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking a mobile user using the user's mobile device. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location and activity of a user and her community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The method provides a tracking functionality that uses less battery power than a GPS system. The method includes a location module configured to receive location transmissions, places the location module into a sleep mode when possible, awakens the location module upon receipt of a location transmission, and determines a location with the location module and the location transmission. These steps are desirably repeated to continually and automatically track the mobile user. The location transmission can be provided by WiFi triangulation and/or a cellular phone system upon crossing a boundary between antennae cells and/or a boundary between a plurality of established and contiguous geofences. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105097 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASYNCHROSOUS POSITIONING OF WIRELESS BASE STATIONS - Various arrangements for determining a location of a base station without timing synchronization are presented. A mobile device may determine that it is moving faster than a threshold velocity. The mobile device may capture a first unsynchronized time of arrival (TOA) measurement and determine an associated first location, wherein the first unsynchronized TOA measurement is based on a first unsynchronized timing measurement of a first received reference signal. The mobile device may capture a second unsynchronized TOA measurement and determine an associated second location, wherein the second unsynchronized TOA measurement is based on a second unsynchronized timing measurement of a second received reference signal. Based on the mobile device moving faster than the threshold velocity, the first location, the second location, the first unsynchronized TOA measurement, and the second unsynchronized TOA measurement may be used for determining the location of the base station. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105098 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING LOCATION CHANGES AND MONITORING ASSISTANCE DATA VIA SCANNING - Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for detecting location changes and monitoring assistance data via scanning for use in or with a mobile device. Briefly, in accordance with at least one implementation, a method may include obtaining, at a mobile device, a rough estimate of a location of the mobile device; identifying a plurality of transmitters within a signal acquisition range of the roughly estimated location; transmitting probe requests addressed to at least some of the transmitters; and selectively initiating a passive scan at a receiver of the mobile device if a number of responses to the probe requests received from the transmitters is less than a threshold number. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105099 | BEACON GROUP INFORMATION ASSISTED WIRELESS LOCATION DETERMINATION - Disclosed are systems, apparatus, devices, methods, media, products, and other implementations, including a method that includes receiving, at a server, beacon data indicative of a location of an asset tag device, the beacon data determined based on one or more beacon signals received at the asset tag device from one or more transmitters that is each associated with a respective one of group values identifying a corresponding one of a plurality of assigned transmitter groups comprising the respective each of the one or more transmitters. The method also includes determining, at the server, the location of the asset tag device based on the beacon data received at the server from the asset tag device and on the group values respectively associated with the one or more transmitters from which the one or more beacon signals received at the asset tag device were transmitted. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105100 | INFORMATION ASSOCIATION SYSTEM - An information association system for identifying a mobile terminal owned by a driver accurately is disclosed. The information association system is allowed to communicate with the mobile terminal and sensors arranged in a vehicle, and configured to identify the mobile terminal owned by the driver based on information about a detected signals transmitted form the mobile terminal(s) and sensor(s). | 2015-04-16 |
20150105101 | Method And System For Spatio-Temporal Adjustment Of Geolocation Permissions - A method to manage the location of a user of at least one apparatus that includes a device for geolocation of the latter being able to transmit geolocation data to a plurality of receivers. the method includes parameterization of a filter for defining at least one spatio-temporal criterion of accessibility of the geolocation data by at least one of the receivers, the parameterization being done by a user interface allowing the user to parameterize by himself a database associating the receivers and the associated spatio-temporal criteria; activation, or deactivation, by the filter of the transmission of the geolocation data to each receiver as a function of the spatio-temporal criterion (or criteria) associated therewith. The user having a plurality of apparatuses the parameterization is carried out for several apparatuses. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105102 | System and Method for Mobile Location by Dynamic Clustering - A system and method for determining the location of a mobile device in a communications network. A set of network measurement reports (NMR) may be provided for a region in the network. NMRs in the first set may be clustered as a function of observed measurement information in the NMRs. A candidate NMR for a mobile device may be received, and the candidate NMR may then be associated with a selected cluster of NMRs. The candidate NMR and a second set of NMRs may then be clustered, and a location of the mobile device determined as a function of the clustered candidate NMR and second set of NMRs, where the NMRs in the second set are associated with the selected cluster. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105103 | METHODS NODES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR POSITIONING OF A DEVICE - A method in a mobile node for enabling determination of a position of a device. The method comprises receiving a positioning request message, including an identification of the device. The method further comprises transmitting an alert signal to the device, including the identification of the device. The method further comprises receiving a response signal from the device, including the identification of the device. The method further comprises calculating a distance or a direction to the device by measuring the received response signal, thereby enabling of determination of the position of the device. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105104 | AUTOMATED ELECTRONIC REMINDERS FOR A MOBILE USER - A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking and sending electronic reminder messages to a mobile user using the user's mobile device as a function of the user's tracked location. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location of a user and her community for actuating reminders based upon the user's location and/or the location of members of the community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as GPS, cell phone usage, WiFi triangulation, and/or other device applications. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105105 | LOCATION-BASED ACCOUNT ACTIVITY ALERTS - A method of controlling issuance of alerts involves a server receiving notification of occurrence of an event at an account, saving in an events history the event occurrence, receiving device information from a mobile device associated with the account, and determining a position and/or speed from the device information. The server maintains at least one event definition defining particulars of suspension of notifications of events at an account. Upon the position or speed correlating with one of the event definitions, the server saves in the events history an occurrence of at least one additional event occurring at the account subsequent to the event, and suspends notification of the saved occurrences to the mobile device. The server transmits to the mobile device a notification of the occurrences saved in the events history and clears the events history upon the position and speed no longer correlating with any of the event definitions. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105106 | MOBILE NOTIFICATIONS BASED UPON LOCATION - Disclosed are various embodiments employed to generate device notifications based upon location data associated with a mobile device. To this end, a request to generate a device notification is obtained from a user application. Notification content is extracted from the request and an escalated or de-escalated notification level is applied that is based at least in part upon the location of the mobile device and properties about the location that can be identified. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105107 | AUTONOMOUS MUTING INDICATION TO ENABLE IMPROVED TIME DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL MEASUREMENTS - A method, user communication device, and a base station are disclosed. A transceiver | 2015-04-16 |
20150105108 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GUIDING SHADOW AREA - An apparatus and method for guiding a shadow area is provided. The method includes identifying a vehicle position on a driving path based on map information and global positioning system (GPS) information from a navigation system and analyzing road information in the shadow area by receiving position information for the shadow area on the driving path from a database in which information of the shadow area is stored. A remaining distance of the shadow area is calculated based on the vehicle position in the shadow area on the driving path and the remaining distance information of the shadow area is output. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105109 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NOTIFYING A SYSTEM INFORMATION MODIFICATION - The various embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for notifying, a system information modification in at least one of a MIB/SIB1. The method comprises of transmitting a system information in a first modification period by an eNodeB, verifying the system information at eNodeB to check if the system information is to be modified in a modification period succeeding the first modification period, checking at eNodeB if only the system information corresponding to the at least one of the MIB or the SIB1 is modified, fetching the modified system information without initiating a paging procedure if only the MIB/SIB1 is modified and transmitting the modified system information in a succeeding modification period to the system information transmission module. The UE acquires the MIB/SIB1 at a start of each modification period. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105110 | Read Acknowledgement Interoperability for Text Messaging and IP Messaging - Use of information-elements (IE) to enable global system for mobile communications (GSM) devices to support read acknowledgements for text messaging, e.g., short message service (SMS). A GSM device inserts a read acknowledgement request Information-Element (IE) into the body of an SMS message to request that a read acknowledgement be returned to the sending device upon opening. When a GSM recipient device opens an SMS message with a read acknowledgement request IE, the GSM recipient device creates a read acknowledgement SMS message by populating a read acknowledgement message indicator IE, inserting the read acknowledgement message IE into an SMS message, and forwarding the read acknowledgement SMS message to an originating GSM device. Read acknowledgement IEs have a message value that allows a mobile device to associate a read acknowledgement with a particular SMS message. A short message service center (SMSC) supports interoperability between GSM, CDMA, IP, MME, and SMPP read acknowledgements. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105111 | CONTEXT-RELATED ARRANGEMENTS - In one arrangement, a first device presents a display that is based on context data, derived from one or more of its sensors. This display is imaged by a camera in a second device. The second device uses context data from its own sensors to assess the information in the captured imagery, and makes a determination about the first device. In another arrangement, social network friend requests are automatically issued, or accepted, based on contextual similarity. In yet another arrangement, delivery of a message is triggered by a contextual circumstance other than (or in addition to) location. In still another arrangement, two or more devices automatically establish an ad hoc network (e.g., Bluetooth pairing) based on contextual parallels. In still another arrangement, historical context information is archived and used in transactions with other devices, e.g., in challenge-response authentication. A great number of other features and arrangements—many involving head-mounted displays—are also detailed. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105112 | Text Alternative To Established Voice Call Session - Methods and systems are described wherein an initiating device sends a communication requesting a voice call session with a recipient device. In response, the initiating device receives a communication indicating that the initiating device can provide a text message instead of establishing the voice call session. In some cases, the communication may refuse the request voice call session, while in other cases the communication may simply indicate that the recipient device supports text messaging as an alternative to voice mail. As a result of the received communication, the initiating device outputs a text input prompt. After receiving text input in response to the prompt, the initiating device sends a text message containing the received text input. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105113 | METHOD FOR D2D TERMINAL TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION - Disclosed is a method for a device-to-device (D2D) terminal establishing a link identifier in a wireless communication system supporting D2D communication. The method for the D2D terminal establishing the link identifier in the wireless communication system supporting D2D communication, comprises the steps of: searching nearby D2D terminals through an navigation slot; selecting a specific D2D terminal from the nearby D2D terminals and forming a D2D terminal link, and establishing the link identifier between the D2D terminal from the nearby D2D terminals and forming a D2D terminal link, and establishing the link identifier between the D2D terminal and the D2D terminal that is linked, wherein the link identifier uses an identifier of the two D2D terminals that are linked or is established as a link identifier which is predetermined in accordance with the location of a signal of the two D2D terminals that are linked inside the navigation slot. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105114 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, METHODS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FACILITATING MULTIPLE DEVICE COORDINATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Multiple device coordination (MDC) in a wireless communication system is described. For example, a method includes identifying, by a coordinating device associated with an entity, one or more non-coordinating devices of a network and associated with the same entity. The method also includes coordinating a single, shared radio connection to which the coordinating device and the one or more non-coordinating devices are communicatively coupled. In some instances, coordination is performed via initializing, management and/or transmission stages. For example, from a set of candidate devices, a coordinating device and the non-coordinating devices are determined during the initialization stage. The coordinating device can be selected based on any number of different factors including, but not limited to, proximity to base station, transceiver power, resources, screen size and/or based on a selection made by the entity. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105115 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A mobile terminal measures a first wireless quality that is a wireless quality of a first communication network, and measures a second wireless quality that is a wireless quality of a second communication network. The mobile terminal then determines a ratio between the number of first sockets used for the first communication network and the number of second sockets used for the second communication network, based on the first wireless quality or the second wireless quality. The mobile terminal then generates the first sockets and the second sockets at the determined ratio and transmits data by using each of the generated sockets. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105116 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AND SPECIFYING SPECTRUM AVAILABILITY FOR A PREDETERMINED TRAVEL ROUTE - A spectrum management server generates and an electronic device uses a channel map solution for a predetermined travel route of the electronic device. The channel map solution includes at least one available channel for each of the plural geographic areas through which the planned travel route passes. At least two adjacent ones of the geographic areas have different channel availability. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105117 | PULSED INPUT PUSH-TO-TALK WIRELESS ADAPTER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An adaptor that includes a male connector, a control circuit, and a wireless transceiver coupleable to a corresponding female connector on a portable electronic device provides push-to-talk functionality on the portable electronic device. In conjunction with the device operating system, the adaptor converts a first incoming signal to a first number of low impedance/high impedance pulses detectable by the portable electronic device to initiate a push-to-talk session. During the push-to-talk session, the adaptor transceiver wirelessly transmits and receives communication signals (e.g., audio signals) to and from an accessory device communicably coupled to the adapter. In conjunction with the device operating system, the adaptor converts a second incoming signal to a second number of low impedance/high impedance pulses detectable by the portable electronic device to terminate the push-to-talk session. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105118 | Beach Public Address Wireless Early Warning System - A beach public address wireless early warning system that is used by lifeguards or beach safety personnel to warn the beach going public of hazards at a beach. The public address warning system comprises of a remote life guard station that has the capacity to capture images of its surrounding and to warn the public of hazards via a loud speaker (the public address warning system) from a life guard base station that controls and monitors the equipment of the remote life guard station via a radio frequency signal. The beach public address wireless warning system can provide WiFi capabilities to the beach public. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105119 | Radio Network Node, User Equipment and Methods Therein - Some embodiments herein relate to method in a user equipment ( | 2015-04-16 |
20150105120 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES - A communication apparatus is provided. The communication apparatus includes a first antenna configured to transmit and receive at least one of a signal of a first communication network and a signal of a second communication network, a second antenna configured to receive one of the signal of the first communication network and the signal of the second communication network, a first diplexer connected to the first antenna to separate the signal that is received through the first antenna into a high-band signal and a low-band signal based on a specific frequency and to output the separated signals, and a signal control unit configured to change communication paths of the high-band signal, the low-band signal, and the signal that is received through the second antenna according to a combination of frequency bands supported in a network. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105121 | FRONT-END MODULE AND ANTENNA DESIGN FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE SIMULTANEOUSLY USING WLAN MODULES OPERATING IN DIFFERENT WIRELESS BANDS - Systems and methods for enabling a WLAN client to communicate simultaneously over more than one band at a time are described, where each client has at least one radio that is operational in each supported band. Load balancing based on traffic requirements optimizes the use of the multiple bands. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105122 | Enhancement of In-Device Interference - Disclosed are apparatuses, methods and computer program instructions which receive or detect an in-device coexistence interference condition change in a user equipment equipped with a plurality of transceivers, send an indication of the in-device coexistence interference condition change to an access point and receive a media access control element configured for muting/unmuting at least one of a plurality of transceivers from the access point. The condition of in-device coexistence interference relates to interference among transceivers such as a long term evolution advanced transceiver and a Bluetooth transceiver in the same user equipment. The media access control element can be configured to either promote a measurement gap pause or short discontinuous transmission during a condition of in-device coexistence interference. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105123 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a photography desired subject can be photographed and watched more conveniently. The present invention includes at least one camera and a controller determining a 1 | 2015-04-16 |
20150105124 | SMART MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A smart mobile communication device comprises a casing, a touch screen and two sensors. The casing has a front surface and at least two opposite holding surfaces. The front surface is disposed between the at least two opposite holding surfaces. The touch screen is disposed on the front surface to be used as a main operation interface of the smart mobile communication device. The two sensors are disposed on the at least two opposite holding surfaces respectively to be used as secondary operation interfaces of the smart mobile communication device. Accordingly, the convenience for operating the smart mobile communication device can be enhanced. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105125 | WATCH TYPE MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A watch type mobile terminal configured to be wearable on a wrist and a control method thereof are provided. The watch type mobile terminal includes a display unit configured to display screen information, a terminal body configured to allow the display unit to be installed therein and disposed on the wrist, a sensing unit configured to sense a position in which the mobile terminal is worn, and a controller configured to allocate a particular region of the display unit, as a control region for receiving a control command based on the sensing result, and process a user's touch input applied to the control region, as a control command for controlling an operation of the mobile terminal. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105126 | MOBILE PHONE TERMINAL - Disclosed is an information communication terminal having a configuration in which it is possible to prevent a wrong operation of the information communication terminal due to an unconscious operation of an input equipment during operating an audio output equipment. That is, the information communication terminal includes a controller. The controller operates a detection sensor that detects an object approaching during operating the audio output equipment. And the controller controls a status of being input into the input equipment based on a detected result of the detection sensor. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105127 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SURFACE FOR ATTACHING BUILDING ELEMENTS - A protective cover for a handheld portable electronic device includes a front cover, and one or more mounting portions. The mounting portions can couple the front cover to the handheld portable electronic device. The front cover can cover the display screen of the portable electronic device. The front cover, the mounting portions, or both include studded surfaces or socket surfaces. The studded surfaces or socket surfaces couple with standard building elements of a play building set. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105128 | TOUCH SCREEN COVER - A touch screen cover for a hand-held wireless communication device having a touch-sensing user interface and a telephone operational mode, in which, during an incoming call, a swipe-sensing user control zone of the user interface is activated together with a call-information display. The touch screen cover includes a protective panel, that in a shielding configuration, overlays a majority of the touch-sensing user interface of the hand-held wireless communication device. The protective panel has a touch-communicating portion that overlays at least part of the swipe-sensing user control zone of the user interface of the hand-held wireless communication device in the shielding configuration, the touch-communicating portion configured to receive a swiping touch engagement on an exposed outer surface thereof and responsively impart a sweeping capacitance-induced user actuation of the swipe-sensing user control zone. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105129 | Video Game Body Suit - A video game body suit for use when playing a video game. The video game body suit includes a torso covering, leg coverings, arm coverings, and a headset. Each of the components includes one or more feedback devices thereon, wherein the feedback device may include one or more of a vibration motor, a speaker, a temperature controlling device, and a scent-emitting device. The headset comprises a headband, an earpiece, and a microphone thereon for allowing the user to remotely communicate with other players. The body suit further includes a control circuit that includes a microprocessor and a transceiver capable of wirelessly communicating with a video game console and the various feedback devices. In this way, the video game body suit can provide feedback to the user corresponding to the events that occur within the game. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105130 | IMAGE MATCHING GAME - An image matching game is described that provides multiple game display elements to a user. Each display element cycles through displaying one of a plurality of images. The user provides input to stop the changing display on one image. With each successive game display element, the user tries to stop the changing images on the same image as the previous display elements. When the user successfully stops the changing display elements and matching images across the game display elements, the user receives an indicia of reward. If the user fails to successfully match the image on any one element in the series of game display elements, the game turn either ends or the user loses one of a set number of attempts provided by the game. Depending on the implementation of the game, the user may receive interim level rewards for matching fewer than all of the game display elements. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105131 | Method and Apparatus for Electronic Gaming - A system and method for controlling a player's rate of play is provided. In an embodiment, a rate of play is defined that influences when a player is transferred to a new hand, such as upon folding or when play in a current hand is completed. Rate of play may be expressed, for example, as a percentage of hands to transfer upon which the player is to be moved upon folding. In another embodiment, a player may select, for example, a “Fold and Transfer” option or a “Fold and Observe” option, thereby allowing the player to better control the rate of play. In yet another embodiment, a player may designate a rate of play and be presented with a “Fold and Transfer” option and/or a “Fold and Observe” option, wherein the “Fold and Transfer” option and/or the “Fold and Observe” option may override the designated rate of play. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105132 | Methods and Kits for Selecting Lottery Numbers - Systems and methods to assist in the selection of lottery numbers based on providing a series of questions and correlating the answers of the questions to lottery numbers. The systems and methods involve using a correlation factor or mathematical formula to assist users in selecting lottery numbers. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105133 | SELECT AND DRAG METHOD FOR A GAMING MACHINE - A method for playing a casino gaming device including a select and drag feature is disclosed. In one embodiment, a player selects values for multiple positions or spots on a game of chance. The player initially selects a value in one of the game positions. The player selects a touch-screen display location (or uses another input device) above the game position displaying the initially selected value, and then selects any other game position to copy the initially selected value into the other game positions. The player may select the touch-screen display location and then drags the initially selected value across the remaining game positions to set the values for the remaining game positions to the initially selected value. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105134 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A COMBINATION LOTTERY AND FANTASY SPORTS LEAGUE - Embodiments of the present invention may provide systems and methods for a lottery game combined with a fantasy sports league. The method may include receiving selections for multiple participant categories from a user, wherein the multiple participant categories are related to one or more statistical performance measurements for a participant in a future sporting event; converting the selections into numerical lottery numbers; comparing the numerical lottery numbers to actual statistical performances after a sporting event; determining, based on the comparing, if there is at least one winner; and assigning at least one prize to the at least one winner if there is at least one winner. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105135 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A COMBINATION LOTTERY AND FANTASY SPORTS LEAGUE - Embodiments of the present invention may provide systems and methods for a lottery game combined with a fantasy sports league. The method may include receiving selections for multiple participant categories from a user, wherein the multiple participant categories are related to one or more statistical performance measurements for a participant in a future sporting event; converting the selections into numerical lottery numbers; comparing the numerical lottery numbers to actual statistical performances after a sporting event; determining, based on the comparing, if there is at least one winner; and assigning at least one prize to the at least one winner if there is at least one winner. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105136 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ALLOWING A PLAYER TO PLAY GAMING MACHINES HAVING MULTIPLE REEL SETS - A game machine is provided. The machine comprises a display and a controller. The display is configured to display a plurality of symbol cells displayed in a grid. The grid defines a plurality of columns, each column having an associated reel, each reel having an associated reel strip, each reel strip including a plurality of symbol positions and a plurality of game symbols displayed in each of the symbol cells in a predetermined order defining a reel layout, at least one of the reel strips having a second reel layout, the second reel layout having an identical symbol in a plurality of consecutive symbol positions. The controller is configured to replace the reel layout with the second reel layout in the at least one of the reel strips. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105137 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ALLOWING A PLAYER TO PLAY GAMING MACHINES HAVING REEL OVERLAYS - A game machine is provided. The machine comprises a display and a controller. The display is configured to display a plurality of symbol cells displayed in a grid. The controller is configured to: establish a first reel layout and a second reel layout, the second reel layout having a blank symbol in a plurality of consecutive symbol positions and at least one identical symbol in a plurality of consecutive symbol positions; randomly shift the second reel layout by a number of symbol positions in relation to the first reel layout; combine the second reel layout with the first reel layout to create a combined reel layout; and assign the combined reel layout to one of the reel strips. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105138 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ALLOWING A PLAYER TO PLAY GAMING MACHINES HAVING DYNAMIC REEL MODIFICATIONS - A game machine is provided. The machine comprises a display and a controller. The display is configured to display a plurality of symbol cells displayed in a grid. The grid defines a plurality of columns, each column having an associated reel, each reel having an associated reel strip, each reel strip including a plurality of symbol positions and a plurality of game symbols displayed in each of the symbol cells in a predetermined order, and an insertion symbol strip, the insertion symbol strip having at least one identical insertion symbol. The controller is configured to randomly select an insertion point along the first reel strip and place the insertion symbol strip at said insertion point. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105139 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MULTIPLE CONCURRENT GAMES USING DYNAMIC FOCAL POINTS - The gaming system disclosed herein changes the focal point of a display device at different points in time to assist the player in focusing on different simultaneously or concurrently played games at different points in time. Specifically, the gaming system displays a plurality of simultaneously or concurrently played games on a display device. In response to a designated event occurring in association with a specific one of the plurality of simultaneously or concurrently played games, the gaming system changes the focal point of the display device to draw the player's focus or attention to that specific one of the simultaneously or concurrently played games. Put differently, the gaming system dynamically allocates and/or indicates different portions of a display device to different simultaneously or concurrently played games at different points in time to account for different events occurring in such simultaneously or concurrently played games. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105140 | ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICE WITH REARRANGEABLE REELS - Examples disclosed herein relate to systems and methods, which allow a player, the gaming device, and/or the gaming system to rearrange the symbols on the reels to represent winning payline patterns. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105141 | WAGERING GAMES WITH UNLOCKABLE BONUS ROUNDS - Method and system are disclosed for allowing players at wagering game terminals to select entire sets of bonus games instead of a single bonus game upon occurrence of a certain randomly selected basic game outcome. One or more of the bonus games or sets of bonus games may be temporarily unavailable or “locked” to the player. The player may unlock the bonus games or sets of bonus games by acquiring certain game assets, reaching certain game milestones, and/or exceeding certain wagering levels. The unlocked games may reveal credits, prizes, progressives, basic and/or bonus game updates, or additional bonus games, some of which may also be locked. The updates and additions may already be present in the wagering game terminals or they may be downloaded from a central location. The player may retain the locked and unlocked statuses of the bonus games across multiple wagering game sessions and/or wagering game terminals. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105142 | WAGER SELL BACK OPTION - A user may purchase an option to cancel a wager in exchange for a refund amount. In purchasing the option, the user may select an exercise time from a plurality of exercise times, each exercise time having an associated price, which price may be the price of the option. The refund amount associated with each exercise time may be the same amount. Responsive to a user exercising a purchased option, a determination may be made as to whether the time of exercise is at least prior to the selected exercise time. If so, the wager may be canceled in exchange for the refund amount. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105143 | MULTI-PLAY CENTRAL DETERMINATION SYSTEM - Disclosed are methods, apparatus, and systems implementing techniques for using a central determination system with multi-play gaming machines having sub-games and with gaming machines having a base game and a bonus game. A seed value is provided for each of the games (i.e., each of the sub-games or the base game and the bonus game). This ensures that all possible game outcomes may be displayed for each of the games. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105144 | USES OF LOCATION TRACKING IN MOBILE DEVICES - In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method includes: detecting a plurality of wagering game machines in proximity to the mobile phone, and selecting a first of the plurality of wagering game machines with which to establish a connection. The method can also include requesting the connection with the first of the plurality of wagering game machines, and transmitting, from the mobile phone to the first of the plurality of wagering game machines, player account information for configuring a wagering game. The method can also include receiving, from the first of the plurality of wagering game machines, content indicating a result of the wagering game, and presenting, on the mobile phone, the result of the wagering game. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105145 | DYNAMIC GAME GENERATION FOR DELIVERY OF TARGETED CONTENT - One or more first devices may determine a first content file associated with viewing history information of a particular user account; determine one or more second content files that are related to the particular content file; generate a game that includes elements from the particular content file and the one or more second content files; provide the game for display on a second device within a user interface associated with a gaming application; and provide information associated with the particular content file based on providing the game for display on the second device. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105146 | Sampling And Selection System For Video Games To Be Used In Arcade Game Consoles - Disclosed are computer systems for selecting one or more arcade game candidates from a large collection of video games that were previously commercialized in other fields (such as in the form of mobile phone apps). There is a computer system having loaded therein software for controlling play of candidate video games, the computer system having the capability of being linked via a telecommunication system so as to permit sample portions of the video games to be played by game enthusiasts over the telecommunication system. After this sampling the computer system records game enthusiasts reactions. The reactions are then ranked so as to provide recommendations based on the winners of the election. Arcade games can then be produced based at least in part on the election results. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105147 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR FACILITATING USER INTERACTIONS WITH GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display screen and a computing hardware. The computing hardware is operable to execute a software product, wherein executing the software product results in generating and rendering a graphical user interface on the display screen, the graphical user interface being configured to facilitate user interactions, the computing hardware, the software product and the graphical user interface being implemented on a gaming system, the gaming system comprising a game, wherein the software product, when executed on the computing hardware, is configured to present a first view on the graphical user interface, present one or more user-selectable graphical objects on the graphical user interface, detect a user's selection of one of the one or more of the user-selectable graphical objects to be deployed in the first view on the graphical user interface, detect a user's selection of a deploy point on the first view, and execute deployment of the one of the one or more of the user-selectable graphical objects to the first view of the graphical user interface, wherein other set of graphical objects emerge from the one or more user-selectable graphical object and enter to the first view from one or more areas in a proximity of the deploy point. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105148 | MANAGEMENT OF GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNITS IN A CLOUD PLATFORM - A graphics rendering system is provided for controlling the rendering of images to manage expected errors. The graphics rendering system receives a specification of a render task to be performed to render an image of a graphics scene and then identifies computing devices that each have a graphics processing unit. The graphics rendering system directs each of the identified computing devices to render the image specified by the render task such that each identified computing device renders the same image. When the graphics rendering system detects that a computing device has completed the render task successfully, it provides the image rendered by that computing device as the rendered image of the render task such that any other image rendered by another of the computing devices is not needed. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105149 | LIGHTING ASSEMBLY FOR REEL SLOT MACHINE - A lighting assembly for a reel slot machine includes an interface board and a flexible printed circuit board (PCB). The interface board is substantially planar, electrically couplable to the reel slot machine, and includes a first electrical connection plug and a second electrical connection plug spaced from the first electrical connection plug. The flexible PCB defines a first end and a second end, the first end and second ends of the flexible PCB are electrically coupled to the first electrical connection plug and the second electrical connection plug, respectively. The flexible PCB bows away from each of the first and second ends to define a bowed primary face facing away from the interface board. The flexible PCB further comprises a plurality of light sources coupled to the bowed primary face. During use, the plurality of light sources selectively illuminate to provide lighting to a reel of the reel slot machine. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105150 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM, DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - An input using a pointing device is acquired, and it is determined whether the input using the pointing device is an operation of moving an input position. If it has been determined in the determination of the operation that the input using the pointing device is the operation of moving the input position, an operation direction of the operation of moving the input position is determined. If the determined operation direction corresponds to any one of a plurality of directions determined in advance, a predetermined display target is moved in a direction based on the operation direction, thereby causing the predetermined display target to appear on a display screen. If it has been determined that the operation direction corresponds to any one of the plurality of directions, a common display target is caused to appear, regardless of which one of the plurality of directions the operation direction corresponds to. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105151 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR FACILITATING USER INTERACTIONS WITH GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - Execution of a software product in an electronic device providing a war strategy game provides a rendering of a map including a landing area and enemy territory, a first set of selectable graphical objects including selectable troop transportation units, detection of a selection of a troop transportation unit and deployment point on the landing area; and execution of a rendering of the selected troop transportation unit to a free space on the landing area in proximity of the deployment point. A troop is moved from the selected troop transportation unit along a route towards the enemy territory. A second set of selectable graphical objects including flash fire devices is rendered. Selection of a flash fire device and fire point in the enemy territory is detected. Operation of the flash fire device on the fire point is executed and the troop is moved towards the fire point. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105152 | GAME CONTROLLER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various game controller hardware and user interface configurations are disclosed. Some configurations may comprise two circular trackpads, driven by the player's thumbs, which may be clickable, allowing the entire surface to act as a button. Haptic feedback may be based on dual linear resonant actuators (e.g., by means of strong, weighted electro-magnets attached to each of the dual trackpads), capable of delivering a wide range of force and vibration, allowing control over frequency, amplitude, and direction of movement. The haptics-related components in certain implementations may also play audio waveforms and thereby function as speakers. In the center of the controller according to certain configurations may be another touch-enabled surface, this one backed by a display screen. In some configurations this entire screen itself may also be clickable, like a large single button. A variety of other exemplary implementations and configurations are described. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105153 | Method And System For Providing Game Ranking Information - A client device with processor(s), memory, and a display captures an image of a displayed interface of a game being executed on the client device. The image includes game data corresponding to game performance of a user of the client device. The client device provides, to a server, the image for extraction of the game data from the image of the displayed interface of the game. In response to providing the image, the client device receives, from the server, game ranking information specifying a ranking for the user that is based on the game data extracted from the image. In some embodiments, the client device displays the game ranking information in an interface of a social networking platform, where the game ranking information includes relative rankings of the user and social network contact(s) of the user on the social networking platform. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105154 | GAMING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of assisting a first player of a videogame is provided. The method includes making a game state of the first player accessible to a second player. The game state describes a state of the videogame as played by the first player. The method also includes executing the videogame for the second player using the game state of the first player to define the initial state of the videogame for the second player, allowing the second player to play the videogame based upon the game state of the first player until a first predetermined criterion is met, and providing to the first player data for updating their game state in response to the play of the second player. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105155 | System and Method for Visualizing Synthetic Objects Within Real-World Video Clip - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and a method for visualizing synthetic objects within a real-world video clip. The embodiments allow interactive, synthetic objects or characters to appear as if they are “embedded” inside or form part of a video clip. These objects move independently of the environment within the video clip and are controlled by a user. In one embodiment the video frames are set as textures in the furthermost layer in a 3D environment viewer or 3D “engine”. In another embodiment separate layers of video frames are superimposed with the synthetic objects on an output screen and synchronizing the movements and the field of view settings to give the perception that only one camera is used. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105156 | GAME EXECUTION ENVIRONMENTS - Systems and methods for executing multiple video games, or other sources of video, include a cloud game execution environment in which each game application is executed on the same operating system but within a virtual I/O shell. The virtual I/O shell includes virtual video, audio and input channels that allow each game application to operate as if it had dedicated drivers. In some embodiments, the systems and methods of the invention are used to provide video streams to a plurality of clients over the internet. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105157 | GAME CONTROLLER LUMBAR SUPPORT BOARD - An active game controller includes a plurality of load sensors for detecting a load applied on an exercise support apparatus having a seat support area attached thereto a lumbar support portion that supports the lumbar region of a person's body on which a player performs abdominal sit-ups, push-ups, poses or stretches upon. The active game controller wirelessly transmits a load value detected as manipulation data by the load sensors to a game machine or smart device. The game machine or smart device determines a necessary quantity of load values, and the game machine or smart device computes the necessary quantity of load values based on the detected load value from the active game controller. Subsequently, game processing is performed based on the necessary quantity of computed load values received from both the seat support area and lumbar support portion. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105158 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING USER INPUTS IN VIDEO GAMES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a controller to obtain a user input that was inputted into a first accessory operably coupled with the computing device where the first accessory provides a user interface for user interaction with a video game, determine a language of an intended recipient of the user input based on an identity of the intended recipient, access a multi-lingual library comprising a plurality of words associated with the video game, match the user input to one or more words of the plurality of words of the multi-lingual library to generate a translated message in the determined language of the intended recipient, and provide the translated message to a second accessory for presentation to the intended recipient in real-time. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105159 | BOOLEAN/FLOAT CONTROLLER AND GESTURE RECOGNITION SYSTEM - A system and method are disclosed for providing input to a software application such as a gaming application. The inputs may be received from one or both of a hand-held controller and a NUI system accepting gestural inputs. In an example, a gesture and controller API receives skeletal pose data from the NUI system and converts that data to Boolean or floating point data. In this way, data from both the controller and the NUI system may be exposed to the software application as easily consumable data in the same format. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105160 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A handheld terminal | 2015-04-16 |
20150105161 | SERVER DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING GAME PROGRAM - A server device according to the present invention, which is connected to a plurality of player terminals through a network, includes a storage unit configured to store an initial upper limit of number of groups and an initial threshold value smaller than an upper limit of a group affiliation rate, which is a ratio of number of affiliated persons with respect to a quota of a group, a group generating portion configured to generate a plurality of groups to which the group affiliation rate of the initial threshold value is set, at a start of a game, based on the initial upper limit of the number of groups, and a player distributing portion configured to distribute players to groups. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105162 | DOWNLOAD AND CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT ENGINE FOR GAMING SYSTEM - A slot management system including a download and configuration server-based sub-system and method is disclosed for use with game devices, systems, and methods is provided to enable users to monitor, control, and modify game devices and other related activities. A download and configuration system controller and method is provided for managing the download and configuration server-based sub-system. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105163 | CABLE COUPLING - Cable coupling assemblies are described which can be readily engaged and separated from one another. The couplings are particularly useful for use in torque transmitting cables such as those used in drain cleaning applications. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105164 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF DRIVE-SHAFT - A mounting structure of a drive-shaft includes: a shaft; a housing; a spring guide slidably disposed inside the housing having one end facing the shaft; and a spring with one end supported by a spring guide and the other end supported by the housing, in which a transmission has a companion flange with a cup-shaped coupling portion at an end, so when the housing enters the coupling portion, an elastic force of the spring biases the housing into the coupling portion. Since a fixing bolt is not used, it is possible to quickly assemble and disassemble the drive-shaft in maintenance. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105165 | Hybrid Shaft for Motor Vehicles - A hybrid shaft is provided, particularly a hybrid shaft for a vehicle, for transmitting a torque. The hybrid shaft includes a hollow shaft made of metal, wherein the hollow shaft has at least one reinforcement layer made of fiber-reinforced plastic on an outer surface of the hollow shaft in at least one reinforcement section. The hollow shaft has an external diameter varying in a longitudinal direction of the hollow shaft inside the at least one reinforcement section. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105166 | Attraction Facility - The present invention provides a novel type of attraction, where visitors can try out as participants of TV game shows. The attraction consists of a number of different sections, each of the said sections recreating the players' stage of a TV game show. Visitors of the attraction have an opportunity of visiting one after another the said sections and trying out at different game shows recreated there. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105167 | SPECIAL EFFECT APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a special effect apparatus for virtually creating various disastrous situations in scenes of movies shown at 4D theaters, and more particularly, to a special effect apparatus which can maximize vividness and reality in scenes of movies by providing visual effects similar to actual scenes when the scenes of movies shows various disasters, fire, a volcano erupting, war, sparks, a flash of light, bomb terrorism, and the likes. The special effect apparatus includes: a smoke generator for generating smoke; and a porous plate which has a plurality of holes through which smoke passes, and which has a predetermined pattern formed by a plurality of the holes, wherein the smoke generated from the smoke generator is emitted through the porous plate, such that a smoke effect can be provided by creating smoke into a form that is suitable for a specific scene in a movie. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105168 | MIRROR MAZE WITH DYNAMIC ANIMATION FOR PROJECTION ONTO AN ARCH - The invention relates to a labyrinth of mirrors with elemental cells in the form of an equilateral triangle, each cell having at least one passage portal covered with opaque vinyl and at least one arch with a mirror forming a reflective obstacle. Each cell has a short-throw projector for projecting moving images with different designs or themes. The images are projected over the variable surface or contour of the passage portal which is covered with light opaque vinyl, the other two arches being covered with reflective vinyl or a mirror, as are the inner surfaces of the holding pillars or posts. The projection is defined by means of masks wherein the pixels outside the contour are covered in black or are rendered transparent, a technology called “projection mapping”. In each cell, there is at least one opaque arch and two reflectors. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105169 | BELT TIRE SWING - A belt swing comprises a belt having a front edge, a rear edge, a first end and a second end for attaching to suspension lines, a lower surface and an upper seating surface. A plurality of treads are on the upper seating surface. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105170 | SENSORY WALL SYSTEMS - Sensory wall systems are provided. In one embodiment, a sensory wall system includes one or more middle sections, one or more end sections, and an insert panel. The one or more middle sections have sides that are configurable to be attached to other middle sections or to the end sections. The one or more end sections are connected to the one or more middle sections. The insert panel is within the one or more middle sections and includes an activity for a child. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105171 | CUE STICK FOR BILLIARDS SPORTS - A cue stick for billiards sports has an elongated outer housing having a first end, a second end opposing the first end, and an elongated inner cavity. The outer housing is formed from a rigid material and a resilient filling material is disposed in the inner cavity. The filling material radially adjoins an inner surface of the elongated outer housing. The inner cavity extends only partially through an axial length of the outer housing. The filling material is compressed into the inner cavity until it presses against an end of the inner cavity, whereby the filling material axially adjoins the inner surface of the elongated outer housing. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105172 | GOLF BALL AND CADDIE SYSTEM - A golf ball sensing apparatus for use with a portable electronic device including a data acquisition device and a processing unit, and in association with a golf club and a cup. The apparatus includes a golf ball, at least one sensor carried by the ball and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The sensor senses at least one attribute of the ball. The medium directs a processing unit to identify the initiation of a first stroke of the ball towards the cup, obtain a first final location after the first stroke, obtain the at least one attribute of the first stroke, store a set of associated data regarding the first stroke, obtain a second initial location of the ball prior to a subsequent second stroke, and output portions of the stored set of data in response to the second initial location being within a predetermined zone of the first initial location. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105173 | GOLF BALL AND CADDIE SYSTEM - An apparatus including a golf ball comprising an internal sensor, and an internal wireless communicator. The internal wireless communicator adapted to communicate parameters sensed by the sensor to external electronics, wherein the external electronics are configured to determine if the golf ball went into a cup based upon the parameters. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105174 | Adaptable training putter head - An adaptable training putter head for use in a training putter includes a conventional style putting head, further including a cavity, an outer cutout, and an inner cutout; an alignment guide piece, further including an outer alignment guide, an inner alignment guide, and a center insert bridge piece; all mounted to the conventional style putting head, to which is also attached a hosel connector. The alignment guides can be hollow, can each include an upper and a lower body, and can include alignment guide cavities, which can contain alignment guide weights for adjusting weight and balance. The adaptable training putter head allows a golf player to visually ensure that a putting club is oriented correctly during a putting swing, to improve accuracy during golfing. The adaptable training putter head supports both regulation conformant and non-conformant configurations. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105175 | HANDLE GRIP ASSEMBLY FOR SWING-TYPE BALL GAME EQUIPMENT - A handle grip assembly for swing-type ball game equipment includes a grip shaft, which defines a mating connection portion, a tail portion provided with two locating devices, and a passage hole axially extending through the mating connection portion and the tail portion for receiving a shaft of a sporting equipment handle, a grip sheath surrounding the outer perimeter of the grip shaft, and a butt cap, which defines a base wall abutted against one end of the grip shaft, an enclosing wall outwardly extended from the border of the base wall and wrapped about the outer surface of the grip sheath and two positioning portions located at the base wall and respectively forced into engagement with the locating devices of the tail portion of the grip shaft. Thus, the handle grip assembly effectively simplifies the manufacturing process. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105176 | Golf Clubs and Golf Club Heads Including Structure to Selectively Adjust the Face and Lie Angle of the Club Head - Aspects of this invention relate to structures and methods for connecting golf club heads to shafts in a releasable and adjustable manner allowing independent adjustability of face angle, loft angle, and lie angle of a club head. Assemblies for connecting the club head and shaft may include: (a) a hosel assembly; (b) an adjustment member; and (c) a securing system for releasably and adjustably securing the hosel assembly and adjustment member to the club head. The face angle, loft angle, and lie angle may be independently adjusted by releasing the securing system and rotating the different structures or exchanging the original parts with different parts. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105177 | FAIRWAY WOOD CENTER OF GRAVITY PROJECTION - A golf club head includes a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion, and a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown. The body has a forward portion and a rearward portion. The club head includes a face positioned at the forward portion of the body. The face defines a striking surface having an ideal impact location at a golf club head origin. Embodiments include club heads for a fairway wood that at least one of a high moment of inertia, a low center-of-gravity, a thin crown and a high coefficient of restitution. A sleeve for easily disconnecting a shaft to the club head allows for selective adjustment of the head's loft and lie angle. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105178 | PUTTER-TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD - A putter-type golf club head that, when oriented in a reference position, includes a striking wall extending in the heel to toe direction and defines a substantially planar striking surface for hitting a golf ball. A central elongate member is in communication with, and extends rearward from, the striking wall. An upper surface of the central elongate member includes a plurality of alignment elements. At least one of the plurality of alignment elements has a parallel visual indicator section, at least a portion of which extends substantially parallel to the striking surface. The width of the at least one of the plurality of alignment elements is substantially equivalent to the diameter of a golf ball. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105179 | PUTTER-TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD - A putter-type golf club head is disclosed. When oriented in a reference position, the putter-type golf club head comprises a blade member and a central elongate member in communication with, and extending rearwardly from, the blade member. The blade member extends in a heel-to-toe direction and has a striking wall defining a substantially planar striking surface, and an upper surface of the central elongate member comprises at least one generally square-shaped alignment element. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105180 | Dual Core Golf Ball Having Negative-Hardness-Gradient Thermoplastic Inner Core And Steep Positive-Hardness-Gradient Thermoset Outer Core Layer - A golf ball includes a thermoplastic HNP inner core layer having a center hardness less than the surface hardness to define a positive hardness gradient. An outer core layer is disposed about the inner core and is formed from a thermoset rubber composition. The core layer has an inner surface hardness less than the outer surface hardness to define a positive hardness gradient. Inner and outer cover layers are disposed about the outer core layer. The HNP composition includes an acid copolymer of ethylene and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid; a non-acid polymer comprising polyolefins, polyamides, polyesters, polyethers, polyurethanes, metallocene-catalyzed polymers, single-site catalyst polymerized polymers, ethylene propylene rubber, ethylene propylene diene rubber, styrenic block copolymer rubbers, alkyl acrylate rubbers, or functionalized derivatives thereof; an organic acid or salt thereof; and a cation source in an amount sufficient to neutralize at least about 80% of the acid groups. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105181 | GOLF BALL - Disclosed is a golf ball in which a plurality of dimples is arranged. The golf ball includes first dimples having the largest diameter and second dimples having the second largest diameter arranged on the surface of the golf ball divided into a spherical rhombic dodecahedron, the first dimples are arranged in an LF region of a radius of π/10 radian±10% around a first apex of the spherical rhombic dodecahedron, shared jointly by 4 spherical rhomi, and the second dimples are arranged in an LS region of a radius of π/20 radian±10% around a second apex of the spherical rhombic dodecahedron, shared jointly by 3 spherical rhombi. Thereby, air flow and pressure drag are uniformized in all of spherical polygons and thus, a carry distance of the golf ball may be improved. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105182 | GOLF TEEING DEVICE - A golf teeing device. The golf teeing device may engage with a surface, such as an artificial golf mat, such that the user may conveniently place a golf ball to be hit. The golf teeing device may comprise a base and a top, wherein the base has extensions or hooks that extend in a substantially downward and sideways manner. These hooks, when rotated, grip into the artificial golf mat and hold the golf teeing device in place on the mat. The top portion of the golf teeing device may be configured to engage with a golf ball and/or golf tee. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105183 | GOLF CLUB SET FITTING DEVICE, FITTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING FITTING PROGRAM - A device is provided with an obtaining unit, a specifying unit, and a determination unit. The obtaining unit obtains measurement data in which the golfer has performed a test-hit of at least one number of a golf club for each type of golf club from among the multiple types of golf clubs. The specifying unit specifies a relationship of correspondence between a loft angle and a flight-distance for each type of golf club based on the measurement data. The determination unit determines, based on the relationship of correspondence, a type of golf club having a large flight-distance with respect to a loft angle as a best-match type, which is a type of golf club best matched to the golfer. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105184 | Method For Conducting A Golf Tournament Over A Plurality Of Geographic Locations - In one embodiment, a method is provided for conducting a golf tournament over a plurality of geographic locations. The method includes the steps of providing a golf course with a fixed layout in each geographic location and directing one or more players to simultaneously commence play at the golf course in each geographic location. The method further includes the steps of recording a score of each player at the golf course in each geographic location and ranking the scores of the players over the plurality of geographic locations with a computer. The method further includes the step of broadcasting the ranking of the scores over a broadcast medium linked to the computer. Another method and system are also included. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105185 | PORTABLE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PANELS - Features for assembling a physical boundary are disclosed. The boundary may be used in a variety of physical activities, including a pit for Ga-Ga ball. The boundary is made up of panels that can be stowed for transportation and then deployed to form the boundary. The panels are coupled together and secured to the ground using posts. The posts can secure directly to the ground or to supports. The panels may include a variety of features, including windows, ports, pockets, stiffeners, tensioners, and entry ways. An access such as a zipper in the panels may be opened and closed to provide an entry way. The panels and posts can be stored in a portable kit and deployed in a place of interest, such as a park. The assembly can then be broken down, stored as a portable kit, and transported. Associated methods of assembling and use are also disclosed. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105186 | INDOOR ACTIVITY GAMES - Indoor activity games for contests of skill and amusement. A soft, foam ball or cube is suspended by a cord and can be wrapped around a releasable device or temporary pole secured within a doorway. The ball can be struck by the players using their hands or using soft, foam paddles, in order to wrap the cord and the ball around the pole. In one embodiment the game played can be tetherball, and opposing players, on opposite sides of the doorway, attempt to strike the ball and propel it around the pole until the cord is completely wrapped around the pole. In another embodiment tennis or volleyball can be played, and a net is suspended across the open doorway. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105187 | Baseball Swing Training Apparatus - A baseball swing training device that is operable to teach an improved baseball swing plane wherein the baseball swing training device is tiltably adjustable in a first direction and a second direction. The baseball swing training device further includes a base member having a telescoping support arm extending upward therefrom. Secured to the telescoping support arm is an upper frame assembly that includes a support arm that is u-shaped. An upper bat guide member and a lower bat guide member are secured to the support arm and are parallel in configuration having a void therebetween. A pair of ball grip members are mounted intermediate the lower bat guide member and upper bat guide member. A speed sensor is present and is operable to detect the speed of either the ball or the bat during use of the baseball swing trainer and display the speed on a LCD screen. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105188 | CATCH NET SYSTEM FOR TRAINING BALL RELEASE - A catch net system and frame that allows use in many sports and in many environments for practice of ball release, etc. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105189 | BALL BATS WITH REINFORCING INSERTS - A ball bat includes a cylindrical barrel portion surrounding a tubular insert. The tubular insert comprises a thermoplastic material. The length, diameter, wall thickness, position and weight of the insert may be controlled in order to improve performance of the ball bat. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105190 | Method and apparatus for increasing the visability of an arrow utilizing lighted fletchings - The visibility of an arrow after it has been fired is increased by illuminating arrow fletchings in which light injected into the nock is further injected into the fletching. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105191 | Vibration damping nock construction - A vibration damping nock for crossbow arrows includes an insert to absorb bow string slap, thereby to prevent damage to the nock during crossbow firing. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105192 | Rear-Deploying Mechanical Broadhead - Rear-deploying mechanical broadheads may be provided having stationary blades that open only through movement of a drive pin/key secured within a slot or chamber in the body of the broadhead. The drive pin/key may act as bleeder blades, thereby forming a mechanical broadhead with bleeder blades. The stationary blades may be pinned to the tip of the broadhead through blade pins, thereby keeping the blades stationary during flight toward a target and lessening the likelihood that the broadhead may be errant in its movement toward a target. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105193 | CROSSWIND RESISTANT FLETCHING CONSTRUCTION - A molded aerodynamically crosswind resistant fletching includes pairs of spaced apart fletchings having distal edges bowed inwardly towards each other thus to deflect crosswinds over the tops of the fletchings. | 2015-04-16 |
20150105194 | ELEMENT FOR METALLIC BELT - An element for a metallic belt in a continuously variable transmission capable of reducing misalignment while ensuring friction force in a small diameter state is provided. An element | 2015-04-16 |
20150105195 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION BELT AND CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A continuously variable transmission belt includes rings each superimposing annular component pieces on each other's inner and outer peripheries, and plural elements attached to the rings side by side in a circumferential direction. Each element includes a neck portion. The rings are disposed on opposite sides of the neck portion. The elements contact a driving pulley and a driven pulley. A lubrication oil discharge mechanism discharges out a lubrication oil in at least one of a gap between the component pieces, and a gap between each ring and the elements. A function of discharging the lubrication oil present in a region remote from the neck portion is higher than a function of discharging the lubrication oil present in a region near the neck portion. Thereby, the rings to which the elements are attached or the component pieces of the rings restrain decline in the centering characteristic in the width direction. | 2015-04-16 |