US Patent No: 7,069,044

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Electronic apparatus having game and telephone functions

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Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a phone CPU and a game CPU. When a * key is operated during execution of a game, the phone CPU sets a specified bit of a game key register to "1". The phone CPU is set "1" into the specified bit when there is an incoming call of a phone during the execution of the game. The game CPU pauses the game being in execution when the specified bit is renewed to "1" and restores the specified bit from "1" to "0". When the * key is operated in a state the game is interrupted, the phone CPU sets "1" into the specified bit. The game CPU restarts the game by canceling the pause.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
NINTENDO CO., LTD.KYOTO1106

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ishizuka, Masahiro Kyoto, JP 23 137
Kiyuna, Tsuyoshi Kyoto, JP 5 34
Matsunada, Takuma Kyoto, JP 5 35
Okada, Satoru Tokyo, JP 57 1075

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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
2001/0018,364 TV game apparatus, apparatus having function of notifying user of incoming, and method therefor 2 2001
 
FUJIFILM CORPORATION (1)
6,351,291 Image processing apparatus for an on-screen-display which displays one image over another image 13 2000
 
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. (1)
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HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC. (1)
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JEOL LTD. (1)
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MILTON, HAROLD W. (1)
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PALM, INC. (1)
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QUALCOMM INCORPORATED (1)
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SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. (1)
2002/0094,069 Call-arrival signaling method 3 2001

Patent Citation Ranking

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APPLE INC. (23)
7,499,040 Movable touch pad with added functionality 40 2003
7,495,659 Touch pad for handheld device 38 2003
7,932,897 Method of increasing the spatial resolution of touch sensitive devices 6 2005
7,671,837 Scrolling input arrangements using capacitive sensors on a flexible membrane 14 2006
7,348,967 Touch pad for handheld device 27 2006
8,022,935 Capacitance sensing electrode with integrated I/O mechanism 0 2006
7,880,729 Center button isolation ring 0 2006
8,059,099 Techniques for interactive input to portable electronic devices 2 2006
8,036,766 Intelligent audio mixing among media playback and at least one other non-playback application 0 2006
7,946,918 Allowing media and gaming environments to effectively interact and/or affect each other 0 2006
7,795,553 Hybrid button 2 2006
7,729,791 Portable media playback device including user interface event passthrough to non-media-playback processing 0 2006
7,710,393 Method and apparatus for accelerated scrolling 4 2006
7,710,394 Method and apparatus for use of rotational user inputs 2 2006
7,710,409 Method and apparatus for use of rotational user inputs 2 2006
7,333,092 Touch pad for handheld device 26 2007
8,446,370 Touch pad for handheld device 0 2007
7,910,843 Compact input device 4 2008
8,416,198 Multi-dimensional scroll wheel 0 2008
8,125,461 Dynamic input graphic display 1 2008
8,395,590 Integrated contact switch and touch sensor elements 0 2009
8,044,314 Hybrid button 1 2010
8,330,061 Compact input device 0 2011
 
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION (1)
8,103,223 Cellular communication device with wireless pointing device function 2 2007
 
KABUSHIKI KAISHA EIGHTING (1)
7,698,447 Network game terminal unit 0 2003
 
KYOCERA CORPORATION (1)
8,116,752 Method and apparatus for controlling a mobile phone device 0 2008
 
NEW ILLUMINATIONS LLC (1)
7,951,007 Method and apparatus using insertably-removable auxiliary devices to play games over a communications link 1 2007
 
NINTENDO CO., LTD. (1)
7,618,325 Game apparatus and storage medium storing game program 4 2005
 
NTT DOCOMO, INC. (1)
7,596,389 Mobile communication terminal, method for controlling execution state of application program, application program, and recording medium wherein application program has been recorded 0 2002
 
ROHM CO., LTD. (1)
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (1)
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TREND MICRO INCORPORATED (1)
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Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (1)
8,454,435 Storage medium, game apparatus, game controlling method and game system 0 2010

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