49th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080300014 | METHODS OF OPERATING A SYNERGETIC TANDEM POCKET DEVICE - A method of operating a communications system including a mobile phone and a media playback device is disclosed. When the mobile phone is uncoupled from the media playback device, voice telephony services are provided by the mobile phone using an onboard RF transceiver of the mobile phone. When the media playback device is uncoupled from mobile phone, media playback services are provided by the media playback device using an onboard CODEC and an onboard display screen of the media playback device. When the media playback device and the mobile phone are operatively coupled together to form a tandem device, video telephony services are provided by the tandem device using the RF transceiver of the mobile phone, the CODEC of the media playback device and the display screen of the media playback device. Methods of operating a GPS system including a screenless GPS device and a mobile phone are also disclosed herein. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300015 | PRINT CONTROLLER FOR A MOBILE TELEPHONE HANDSET - Provided is a print controller for a mobile telephone handset. The controller includes a printer central processor configured to control operation of an integral printing assembly of the handset. An image sensor is arranged in signal communication with the central processor and is configured for capturing images. The controller also includes a print media feed apparatus configured to feed print media through the printing assembly. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300016 | AURAL FEEDBACK APPARATUS FOR USER CONTROLS - A device having a processing unit with a processor and controls disposed on the device. The controls are operable for controlling the processing unit and operation of the device. The controls include at least a first button with capacitive sensing. The first button is operable to generate a first indication to a user when touched and further operable to interact with the processing unit to execute a function when depressed. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300017 | BROADCAST RECEPTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A digital broadcast reception method and apparatus for a user equipment (UE) including a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). The SIM stores files associated with a digital broadcast service and a mobile equipment for executing a broadcast application using the files. The method and apparatus eliminates previously required cumbersome user manipulation receiving a pay program by storing the application and files associated with the digital broadcast service. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300018 | MOBILE PHONE - According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a mobile phone including: a first timer configured to output a first time out signal representing that a first processing is to be executed by starting a system when a first given time period has elapsed; a starting unit configured to start the system; a second timer configured to determine whether time out is brought about when the system is started from a sleeping state without determining whether the time out is brought about when the system is sleeping and output a second time out signal representing that a second processing is to be executed when it is determined that a second given time period has elapsed from a time counting start time point when the system is activated; and a second processing unit configured to execute the second processing when the second time out signal is received. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300019 | CELLULAR PHONE - According to one embodiment, the cellular phone includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, a network connection section, a NVRAM, and a UIM control unit. The CPU controls the operation of the cellular phone according to a program stored in the ROM. The CPU loads a replacement information registration program and data necessary to execute the program stored in the ROM into the RAM. According to the replacement information registration program, the CPU executes a processing for surely performing a database registration even if an electric power is shut off after a UIM card replacement determination is performed and before a database registration is performed. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300020 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, SIM CARD, MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND DATA GUARANTEEING METHOD - The loss of data stored in a secure memory card, such as a SIM card, due to the physical destruction thereof is prevented. A host unit performs card authentication of a memory card, and transmits update data for the memory card by security communication to update data when the result of the authentication is OK. Then, the host unit outputs a request for mirror-updating the card data to a base station server. When an access is permitted, the card data is transmitted to the base station server via the host unit to mirror-update the card data. When the mirror-updating of the card data is completed, the base station server returns a completion confirmation to the host unit, so that a data backup process is completed. By thus causing the base station server to mirror-update the data in the memory card, the loss of the stored data is prevented. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300021 | Automatic Fuse Architecture - An automatic fuse architecture is described. An incoming signal is received and detected to determine whether the signal exceeds a threshold value. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300022 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARAMETER CONFIGURATION FOR ANTENNA LINE DEVICE - A parameter configuration method and apparatus for an antenna line device (ALD), in which the global identification information of antenna ports of a master station device, and corresponding relationships between the identification information of ALDs and configuration parameter information are preset; and in the case that the device type of an ALD is updated at a designated antenna port or an ALD or the like is updated forcedly at a designated antenna port, the master station device obtains the identification information of the ALDs connected with the corresponding antenna port by scanning, determines an ALD for which a parameter configuration is required, from the ALDs obtained by the scanning, and performs an automatic processing of the parameter configuration for the ALD according to the preset corresponding relationships between the identification information of the ALDs and the configuration parameter information. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300023 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION USING THE SAME - A mobile communication terminal including an input unit, a display unit, a receiving unit configured to receive a signal including at least one interactive function, a memory configured to store at least one symbol indicating a type of the at least one interactive function, and a control unit configured to detect the type of the interactive function included in the signal received by the receiving unit, to search the memory for the symbol indicating the at least one interactive function, to control the display unit to display the searched symbol, and to control an operation of the interactive function according to a signal provided via the input unit. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300024 | System and method for a remote wireless ringer - A system and method for extending alerts for a wireless device. A wireless ringer and a wireless device are linked through a wireless connection. User input selecting an alert for the wireless ringer is received. The wireless ringer is alerted in response to receiving an incoming communication on the wireless device in order for a user to access the wireless device to respond to the incoming communication. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300025 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CONFIGURE AUDIO PROCESSING PATHS FOR VOICE RECOGNITION | 2008-12-04 |
20080300026 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HARNESSING PROCESSOR POWER OF MOBILE DEVICES - A system for utilizing the processing power of a mobile device. It is determined whether an energy source within the mobile device is recharging. In response to determining that the energy source within the mobile device is recharging, it is determined whether the mobile device is sending or receiving transmissions. In response to determining that the mobile device is not sending or receiving transmissions, a task is requested from a server via a network. In response to receiving the task from the server, the task is routed to a processor of the mobile device to process the task and return a task result. Then, the task result is sent to the server via the network. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300027 | Systems and Techniques for Reducing Power Consumption in a Mobile Computing Device - Various embodiments are directed to systems and techniques for reducing power consumption in a mobile computing device. In one or more embodiments, a mobile computing device may be arranged to determine a user environment based on detected antenna impedance or detected current. After the user environment is determined, the mobile computing device may confirm that total radiation power (TRP) for the mobile computing device at an initial conducted power level exceeds the minimum TRP threshold required by the network carrier to receive acceptable quality of service (QoS). Based on the excess TRP for the particular user environment, the mobile computing device may determine a reduced conducted power level to be input to an antenna system. Accordingly, significant power savings may be achieved. To save additional power, the mobile computing device may automatically adjust and/or improve antenna impedance matching based on user environment allowing a further reduction in conducted power. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300028 | Folding Type Portable Wireless Unit - In a folding type portable wireless unit, gain deteriorates sharply upon closure, in the case where an upper case is oscillated directly at the time of opening and used as an antenna in order to attain a wide band and a high gain. The folding type portable wireless unit comprises a first case, a second case, a coupling part for coupling the first and second cases to be opened/closed, a conductor element arranged in the first case, and a power supply element arranged in the second case. In the open state brought by the coupling part, the conductor element and the power supply element approach closely to each other and can be coupled electromagnetically at the time of power supply. In the closed state brought by the coupling part, the conductor element and the power supply element separate from each other as compared with the open state and they are not coupled electromagnetically at the time of power supply. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300029 | INDUCTIVE FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080300030 | Liftable cover structure with input unit - A liftable cover structure with an input unit comprising an electronic device body and a cover provided with a pivoting part and a loader, wherein the pivoting part is pivoted on the electronic device body, while the loader forms a concave on a side of the cover. The input unit is provided in the cover. A processing unit is built in the electronic device body and electrically connected to the input unit. A storage unit is placed on the loader of the electronic device body. The storage unit is electrically connected to the input unit of the cover. Thus, the input unit is provided in the cover so that the storage unit in the form of a card is inserted into or disposed in the loader on the cover for transferring and accessing data as well as shielding and protecting the electronic device and storage space saving. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300031 | PORTABLE TERMINAL - A portable terminal comprising first and second bodies, and a hinge unit configured to fold or unfold the first and second bodies in a rotational manner. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300032 | Golf Solitaire Video Game - A Golf Solitaire Video Game is described in which a user plays a video playing card game. Playing cards are positioned in piles where one pile initially contains only a home playing card. The playing cards on top of the piles and the home playing card reveal their front sides, and the playing cards that are positioned in the pile below the top playing card display their back sides or front sides. The game player moves the playing cards onto the home card in a contiguous order of the symbols on the cards. The back sides of the playing cards, underneath the removed top playing cards, are revealed when the top playing cards are placed on the home playing card. A score is provided corresponding to a number of cards that remain in the one or more piles after placing playing cards onto the home playing card in the contiguous order. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300033 | Storage medium storing puzzle game program, puzzle game apparatus, and puzzle game controlling method - A game apparatus includes a first LCD and a second LCD, and on the second LCD, a touch panel is set. On the first LCD and the second LCD, game screens each including gear objects provided with a socket object are displayed. When a player makes a touch operation, the gear object on the game screen displayed on the second LCD is rotated in response thereto, one or more gear objects on the game screen displayed on the first LCD is accordingly rotated. At that time, a ball object held in the socket object of the gear object moves to other gear object. When each of the ball objects are accepted (held) in the socket object of the gear objects each applied with the same color as that of the ball objects, the puzzle game is cleared. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300034 | Multi-player games with individual player decks - An automatic multiple player gaming machine includes a central game processor and multiple player terminals wherein each player terminal includes a player input and a player display. The gaming machine also includes a common game display and a game program residing in the processor, wherein the game program executes an interactive multiple player game. The processor further displays individual hands of cards on each player display wherein each hand of cards is randomly selected from its own set of cards. The operation of such a machine may be effected in a computer-based method as well. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300035 | Clear Path Electronic Game - A clear path electronic game is described in which one or more vessels are placed adjacent a mines of various sizes on rows of a grid. The game player then activates one mine at a maximum size to shoot a projectile at another mine. The mine shooting the projectile is removed. When the projectile hits the mine, the mine either grows or is removed from the grid. In response to the mine on the row adjacent one of the vessels being removed, the vessel is moved in its row across the former location of the removed mine. The vessel continues to move in the row off of the grid unless there is another mine in the row. Points are awarded for removing vessels and mines. Play ends when all maximum size mines are removed and when there are not vessels of the first type that has been removed from the grid. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300036 | Gambling Machine - The present invention relates to a gambling machine comprised of a display unit ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080300037 | Gaming machine having combinable paylines - A slot style gaming machine includes a variety of features which make the game played thereon more attractive to potential game players. The machine includes a video display screen for viewing a computer generated game. A value-adding symbol may randomly appear on the screen to activate a pay-related event, such as creation of a pay line, combining of two or more pay lines to increase the award value, a wager increase option, a win pattern change, progressive play and so forth. Symbols and display blocks among other elements also move in distinctive ways on the screen. Rings which include the display blocks may be displayed on the screen and may rotate and flip. The symbols and display blocks may move along an arcuate path along the rings and undergo a shuffling process. Symbol blocks may separate from one another and pay lines may move on the screen. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300038 | Wagering Game Machine Having Image Copied File System - Systems and methods provide a mechanism for a wagering game machine to access game components on an image file system contained in a disk image file that resides on a second file system. The gaming components may include banner content, advertising content, denomination data, pay table, language data, video content, audio content, episodic game data, wagering game software, operating system software, device driver software and device firmware. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300039 | Gaming system utilizing wheels & enhanced input/output systems - The invention provides a prize redemption system for use with one or more game apparatuses. A game is provided on a game apparatus for a player to play in exchange for monetary input, and prize credits are credited to the player based on the game outcome. A prize selection menu is then displayed by the game apparatus, the menu including one or more prizes, where the player may select a prize that has a prize cost within the player's prize credit amount. The player is dispensed a specific prize ticket that is redeemable for the selected prize. The game apparatus can also provide specific prizes and tournament games played for a tournament prize contributed to by multiple players. An operator can adjust prizes and payout percentages of the system to achieve a desired profitability for game apparatuses. Prize input is entered into a prize table describing multiple available prizes and also describing payout information that indicates a desired amount of payout that the operator wishes to provide back to players of the game apparatus in terms of the value of the prizes. Prize information, such as prize costs and specific prize win ratios, is automatically determined by the system for each of the prizes in view of the desired profitability of the game apparatus. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300040 | Game Apparatus - The present invention provides a game apparatus that enables game progression control for increasing game attractiveness and adjusting the payout ratio. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300041 | Crossmatch Lottery Game - In a gaming method, player symbol data indicative of a plurality of sets of player symbols associated with a player may be received. A value payout based on respective numbers of winning symbols in respective sets of player symbols may be determined. For at least some value payouts the value payout is different than a sum of a plurality of individual value payouts. The player may select one of: a first set of symbols for a first price, both a first and second set of symbols for a second price greater than the first price, or a cross match game for a third price greater than the second price. The player is allowed to select only the first set of symbols, and a computer will select the second and a third set of symbols. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300042 | Methods for selections with logic in elections, games, shows and lottery - The invention herein is novel and practical in providing a method for introducing mathematical logic in games, show-games and lottery, upon which election may be made between two choices that survive elimination. The mathematical logic is simply the product of a division of group of choices into small and large groups of choices, with the reasonable expectation that the sought-after choice is in the large group. After random elimination of all the choices, except each mandatory selected choice plus another choice, of which one must be the sought-after choice, logical election is guarantied, after seeing whether one of the surviving choices came from the small group or the large group of choices. The present invention is also novel and practical in providing a method for letting each voter to divide a group of candidates in two groups and, then, vote for all the candidates in one of the groups, or to have a group of contestants divided into pairs and the voters to vote for elimination one contestant in each pair, in turn. Such a method in elections makes it highly probable that the winner has, at least, been chosen by the majority of the voters, if not by all the voters. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300043 | SLOT MACHINE FOR ACCEPTING A BET OF A GAMING VALUE ON ONE-BY-ONE REEL DISPLAY PART BASIS AND VARIABLY DISPLAYING SYMBOLS AT BETTED REEL DISPLAY PARTS - A slot machine is provided with first to third reel display areas | 2008-12-04 |
20080300044 | Card game machine - An object is to provide a card game machine capable of enhancing gameplay. A card game machine has a game board including a plurality of reader/writers configured to communicate with a semiconductor device which is mounted on a card and capable of wireless communication, and a control device connected to the reader/writer and configured to determine the position or orientation of the card or whether the card is put face up or down based on a signal from the reader/writer. By arrangement of a plurality of reader/writers and RF chips in the game board, not only data of the card but also signal strength can be detected, and the detailed position of an RF chip of the card which is placed on the game board can be specified. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300045 | Method and system for prize contests in a game - A method and system is provided for operating prize-contest in a gaming space. In a virtual space associated with an online game having a plurality of participants, a prize-contest operation is conducted to promote a prize contest to the participants of the online game. At the completion of the prize-contest, information associated with the participants is updated based on the outcome of the prize-contest. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300046 | Wireless Mesh Networking in Wagering Game Environments - Systems and methods for wireless mesh networking in a gaming environment are described herein. In one embodiment, the system includes a network interface unit to wirelessly receive gaming data from ones of a plurality of components of a wireless mesh network, the network interface unit to wirelessly transmit the gaming data to others of the plurality of components of the wireless mesh network. The system also includes a memory unit to store certain of the gaming data and to store instructions for conducting wagering games and a central processing unit to perform operations based in part on the certain of the gaming data and to perform operations based on the instructions. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300047 | Gaming Machine And Gaming System Allowing Purchase Of Credits By Means Of Card - A system for settling accounts at a casino includes a card issuing terminal, a credit writing device, a gaming machine, a card checkout terminal, and a card data management server. The card issuing terminal, the credit writing device, the gaming machine and the card checkout management server are communicatively connected with the card data management server, respectively. The card checkout terminal is configured to: perform a comparison between a first set of player identification and credit amount data included in card data received from the card data management server and a second set of player identification and credit amount data stored in a card; and when matching between the first set and the second set is confirmed, settle accounts. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300048 | GAME SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A game support system includes a DB server for storing in a DB user information including a user's unique identification and the user's own money, a web server for posting information about a plurality of game rooms, and a game processing server for admitting the user to a game room selected by the user from among the plurality of game rooms and processing a game in the selected game room. The game support system further includes a participation money designation server for providing an input window to allow the user to designate a part of the user's own money as participation money required for participation in the selected game room. The system, for example, allows the user to continue to play a game without moving out to another portal or game site. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300049 | Transient or Persistent Game Play in Wagering Games - According to one example embodiment disclosed herein, a wagering game is operated on a first platform, wherein the first platform is capable of supporting all or fewer than all of a plurality of game assets associated with the wagering game, and further wherein the wagering game is capable of receiving a wager. The wagering game is operated on a second platform that is capable of supporting all or fewer than all of the plurality of game assets. A player may accumulate one or more player assets while the wagering game is played on the first platform. At least one of the accumulated player assets is transferred to the play of the wagering game on the second platform, wherein at least one capability of the first platform is different from a corresponding capability on the second platform. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300050 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN ADVANTAGE TO A PLAYER IN A BONUS GAME - A gaming method includes receiving a wager from a player, displaying an image representative of a primary game, determining if a bonus event trigger has occurred, displaying an image representative of a bonus game, the bonus game including a representation associated with the player and a representation associated with an opponent, the representations each having at least one attribute associated with the bonus game, if the bonus event trigger occurs, and determining a payout associated with an outcome of the bonus game. The method also includes offering the player at least one advantage option, the at least one advantage option affecting at least one of the at least one attribute of the representation associated with the player and the at least one attribute of the representation associated with the opponent. A gaming machines and system may be provided to carry out such a method. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300051 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING AN ACCOUNT TO FUND BENEFITS FOR A PLAYER - In accordance with one or more embodiments, an account is established for a player of a gaming device. The balance of the account is increased if a predetermined condition is satisfied. An example of a condition the satisfaction of which may result in an increase in the balance is a player's obtainment of an outcome that corresponds to both (i) a first payout that is displayed on a payout schedule of the gaming device, and (ii) an amount by which the balance of the account is to be increased. Disbursements from the account may be made if a predetermined condition is satisfied. A disbursement may be in the form of a payout, bonus, or other benefit. An example of a condition the satisfaction of which may result in a disbursement is the obtainment by the player of a predetermined number of consecutive non-winning outcomes. Thus, in one or more embodiments, currency may be accumulated for a player during a gaming session of the player and utilized to fund payouts provided to the player at times in which the player may be becoming discouraged and contemplating discontinuation of play of the gaming device. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300052 | PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT SYSTEM - A method for playing a game of chance includes distributing game cards from a set of game cards to a plurality of players, each of the game cards in the set displaying at least one game face which includes a set of indicia selected from a pool of indicia. A game of chance is played in which the players match indicia randomly called from the pool of indicia with the indicia in the respective game face. A game face is identified in which a set of the called indicia form a first configuration on a game card from the plurality of distributed game cards. A jackpot level is determined from a plurality of possible jackpot levels based at least in part on a comparison of at least one of the indicia displayed on the identified game face with at least one jackpot number. A game face with a winning game configuration is identified and a determination made as to whether the game face with the winning game configuration qualifies for a jackpot award at the determined level, based at least in part on one of the indicia of the winning game face. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300053 | SCRIPTED INTERACTIVE SCREEN MEDIA - Input from a text editor containing lines of text of a script is received, commands to control objects in a simulation are identified in the lines of text in the editor, a state of the simulation is updated in accordance with the input and the commands, and the simulation is displayed in a graphical display. A computer program enables a user to walk around in a simulation, with the events in the simulation determined by pre-written scripts. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300054 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SIMULATED GAME CONTROL SIGNALS - An apparatus and a method for interfacing a gaming device with a gaming system having a proprietary or secure protocol for inputting gaming signals. The gaming system is communicatively coupled to an input device for receiving gaming signals encoded according to the proprietary or secure protocol. The apparatus comprises a module for converting signals from the gaming device into a first format and a module for transmitting the first format signals to the input device. The input device includes a component for converting the first format signals into signals according to the proprietary protocol and transmitting the converted signals to the gaming system. According to one embodiment, the first format signals comprise simulated input control signals for the input device. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300055 | GAME WITH HAND MOTION CONTROL - In various embodiments, the motion of a wristband is used to control games. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300056 | Telephone Enabled Elimination Game - An interactive tournament which involves sending questions to interactive devices such as cell phones or PDAs. The question that is received must be answered in a specified period of time e.g. 10 minutes. Proper answers go on to the next round, improper or late answers cause the player to be eliminated. The game continues till either only a plurality of players are left or only one player is left. As time goes on the game becomes progressively more difficult. The difficulty may be more difficult questions and/or may be more difficult times. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300057 | GAMING SYSTEM AND GAMING MACHINE THEREFOR - A gaming system and a gaming machine, in which a player of a first game can participate in a second game having different game contents without moving between gaming machines. In the gaming system and the gaming machine, a first gaming machine is provided with a second display different from for the first game and connected communicatively with a second gaming machine, and has functions: to transmit/receive information on the second game controlled by the second gaming machine; and to allow the player to perform the second game in the second display on the basis of the information of the second game. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300058 | Electronic Gaming Device and System with Player Preference Options - Described is a electronic gaming device and system with player preference options. With the device or system, a player may select certain game parameters, including, but not limited to, whether or not to play for a progressive jackpot, whether or not to listen to game tones associated with the game and whether or not to play left handed or right handed. Players may also select a number of pay lines to play or which bonus games to play. The player's preferred parameters may then be stored such that during a later visit, the electronic gaming device may be automatically configured using the stored parameters or alternatively, the player may be provided with the option to select or decline the preferred parameters from a previous gaming session. In one version, multiple games of chance may be played simultaneously on a single game screen. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300059 | Gaming Network Using Host-Configured Networking Protocols - Methods and systems for using user-configured networking protocols in wagering game networks are described herein. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for using user-configured networking protocols includes receiving values for one or more user-specified options associated with a gaming device and receiving a network address request originating from the gaming device. The computer-implemented method can also include transmitting a reply destined for the gaming device, wherein the reply includes a network address and the values for the one or more user-specified options. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300060 | ONLINE GAME SERVER, ONLINE GAME PROGRAM PRODUCT AND GAME APPARATUS - An online game server delivers an online game to a player terminal via a communication network. The online game is played in the player terminal operated by a player. The online game server receives object selection information indicating that an object selectably displayed on a game display screen of the online game is selected at the player terminal. The online game server then transmits related site specification information to the player terminal on the basis of the received object selection information. The related site specification information is used for the player terminal to access a related site related to the object. Game progress information necessary for progress of the online game is included in the related site. The related site specification information is a URL indicating an address of the related site or a search formula for searching for the related site using a search engine. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300061 | Online Interactive Game System And Methods - An apparatus, system, and methods, for an online entertainment system are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided that allows for universal control of games. In some embodiments, the games are hosted at an online portal, which contains a software module allowing a game programmer to specify a controller mapping. When a particular game is selected by a user, the mapping is sent to the local computer. Once installed, the mapping file maps commands received from a controller to specific actions within the game. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300062 | Electronic Device for Enhancing an Interactive Experience with a Tangible Medium of Expression - An electronic device for enhancing an interactive experience with a tangible medium of expression is disclosed. The device is operable with a ny of a plurality of preprogrammed, removable memory, modules; at least one memory module having content relating to the tangible medium. The electronic device has a processor coupled to each of a user input device, a user output device, and a memory address space comprising a preprogrammed, non-removable electronic memory. A memory interface is configured to increase the memory address space accessible to the processor when any combination of the memory modules is coupled to the interface. The processor is configured to cause the output device to produce an output signal relating to the tangible medium based on the content of the memory address space when any combination of the plurality of removable memory modules including the at least one memory module is coupled to the interface. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300063 | PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT - Playground equipment may include a seesaw. The seesaw may include a first seat and a second seat facing the first seat. The playground equipment may include one or more additional seats that may face away from the first and second seats and which may be disposed at least proximate a pivot point of the seesaw. The playground equipment may be sized and configured to rock back and forth, for example, in a direction different from the direction that the seesaw moves. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300064 | FERRULE AND SLEEVE ASSEMBLY - A ferrule and coupling member assembly for mounting a flag pole is disclosed. The ferrule and coupling member are both formed from a non-metallic material, such as a ceramic composite material, which aids in wear-resistance and provides a low coefficient of friction between the surfaces. In addition, debris will be less likely to become lodged in a gap between the ferrule and coupling member and particulate matter on the golf course will not be able to gouge or scratch the ferrule or the coupling member. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300065 | Golf Club Heads and Methods to Manufacture Golf Club Heads - Embodiments of golf clubs, golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. According to certain embodiments, an example golf club head comprises (i) a body portion made from a first material that includes a perimeter portion, (ii) a face portion coupled to the body portion, which is made from a second material that is less dense than the first material, and (iii) a support portion disposed in a cavity located in the backside of the golf club head. In certain embodiments, the support portion is formed as a secondary cavity in the backside of the golf club head. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300066 | GOLF CLUB HEAD - A golf club head includes a head body and a striking plate. The head body has a front open end, and a limiting rib projecting inwardly from an inner wall face of the head body and proximate to the front open end. The limiting rib has two opposite first rib sections, and two opposite second rib sections interconnecting the first rib sections. Each second rib section has a thickness smaller than that of each first rib section. The striking plate covers the front open end, and abuts against front sides of the first and second rib sections. The striking plate has a sweet spot closer to the first rib sections than the second rib sections. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300067 | Golf Putter Head and Club - The invention provides a golf putter | 2008-12-04 |
20080300068 | Composite articles and methods for making the same - The present disclosure pertains to composite articles, and in particular a composite face plate for a golf club-head, and methods for making the same. In certain embodiments, a composite face plate for a club-head comprises a lay-up of multiple, composite prepreg plies. The face plate can be made by first forming an oversized lay-up of multiple prepreg plies having a central portion and a sacrificial portion surrounding the central portion. The lay-up is at least partially cured in a mold under elevated pressure and heat. The lay-up is then removed from the mold and the sacrificial portion is removed from the central portion to form a composite part that is substantially free of defects. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300069 | GOLF BALL WITH A THERMOSET POLYURETHANE COVER - A golf ball with an improved cover layer that is formed over the core, and that is a thermoset polyurethane composition or a thermoset polyurea composition, each formed from reactants comprising respective thermoplastic polyurethane or polyurea and a cross-linking hydrolysable organosilane having the general formula: | 2008-12-04 |
20080300070 | Toy For Positioning A Play Implement - The present invention discloses a play implement positioning device including an implement support for holding a first play implement in a play position to be struck. The invention also discloses a mechanism for selectively, automatically placing multiple stored play implements onto the implement support after the first implement has been struck and dislodged from the implement support. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300071 | REAL TIME SCORING, FEEDBACK, AND LONGTERM STATISTICS TRACKING SYSTEM - An improvement for a practice facility that simulates a sport playing environment, wherein the facility has a projectile striking region and a target region for the projectile. The improvement is a computerized feedback system that includes an input device for receiving participant credentials sufficient to activate the computerized feedback system and an output device for displaying perceptible output to a participant. A target array including at least one target is removably mounted in the target region and operative, when stimulated by the projectile, to produce at least one feedback signal. A data processing device is included that is adapted to receive each feedback signal produced by the target array, process selected feedback signals according to rules for the sport in order to generate processed data, and selectively transmit the processed data to the output device. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300072 | Practice hockey puck - A practice hockey puck to be used by a young player to learn how to pick up a hockey puck off the ice with the blade of his hockey stick or to stickhandle on pavement or asphalt. The puck is like an ordinary puck but with a lower, outer, annular portion removed, thereby moving the outer peripheral edge of the bottom surface of the puck inwardly from the outer peripheral edge of the top portion of the puck. The outer peripheral edge of the bottom surface acts as a pivot edge. A portion of the puck lies outside this pivot edge. Pressing on this portion of the puck with the blade of the stick allows the player to easily pivot the puck about the pivot edge onto its side starting the process of picking the puck up with the stick. When the practice puck is inverted it can be used to practice stickhandling on a non-ice surface such as pavement or asphalt. The puck, in its inverted position, is contacted by the stick at a lower height on the puck making it less easy to tilt or tumble than a regular puck and thus easier to stickhandle on a difficult surface. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300073 | ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A BASKETBALL RIM ATTACHMENT - An adjustment device for a basketball rim attachment is disclosed. The basketball rim attachment includes a generally C-shaped ring capable of circumferential contraction from its normal unrestrained configuration. The coupling device is employed to cause the circumferential contraction of the ring to facilitate the installation and removal of the basketball rim attachment to and from a rim of a basketball goal. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300074 | Practice hockey puck - A practice hockey puck to be used by a young player to learn how to pick up a hockey puck off the ice with the blade of his hockey stick. The puck is like an ordinary puck but with a lower, outer, annular portion removed, thereby moving the outer perimeter of the bottom surface of the puck inwardly from the outer perimeter of the top portion of the puck. The outer perimeter of the bottom surface acts as a pivot edge. A portion of the puck lies outside this pivot edge. Pressing on this portion with the blade of the stick allows the player to easily pivot the puck about the pivot edge onto its side starting the process of picking the puck up with the stick. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300075 | Oil supply system for motor vehicle - A oil supply system is provided for the CVT of an automobile, and includes: a variable-transmission hydraulic controller, which employs hydraulic oil to adjust the actual gear ratio until the actual and the target gear ratios match; and a CVT controller, which transmits operation instructions to the variable-transmission hydraulic controller. The variable-transmission hydraulic controller includes a motor-driven oil pump, driven by an electric motor, for supplying hydraulic oil to the CVT. Based on an operation instruction transmitted by the CVT controller, the electric motor is rotated either forward to increase the pressure of hydraulic oil to be supplied to the CVT, or rearward to reduce the pressure, so that the pressure of the hydraulic oil can be adjusted to obtain a required pressure value that is consonant with the operating state of the automobile. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300076 | BICYCLE FRONT DERAILLEUR ASSEMBLY - A manually operated bicycle front derailleur assembly includes a linkage assembly, a lever member and a connecting link. The linkage assembly is supported to a fixing member and includes an inner link pivotally coupled to the fixing member at a first pivot point, an extension arm extending from proximate the first pivot point, an outer link pivotally coupled to the fixing member at a second pivot point, and a chain guide pivotally coupled to the inner and outer links to move between an inner shift position and an outer shift position. The lever member is pivotally supported relative to the fixing member and the bicycle frame spaced apart from the first and second pivot points. The connecting link operatively connects the lever member to the extension arm such that the linkage assembly moves in response to movement of the lever member. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300077 | Deflection Pulley for a Traction Means - A tensioning device for a traction element, such as a belt, band or chain, is provided having a tensioning arm ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080300078 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE OF CLUTCHLESS COMPRESSOR - The present invention relates to a power transmission device of the clutchless compressor, which includes: a pulley; a hub disposed in one side face of the pulley and connected to a driving shaft of a compressor; a drive-side connection member including a connection portion detachably connected to one side face of the pulley and a breaking portion connected to the connection portion and broken when a torque above a preset value is generated in the compressor; and a driven-side connection member connected to one side face of the hub and is connected to the breaking portion and including a plastic deformation portion outside the driven-side connection member so that the driven-side connection member is plastic deformed or is broken due to plastic deformation if a rotational shock is applied from the connection portion to a remaining breaking member remaining even after the breaking portion is broken. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300079 | Silent Chain - A silent chain ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080300080 | Compound Planet Steer Differential - A drive configuration for a skid steered vehicle incorporates a controlled differential for use in exercising steering control of the vehicle, comprising a compound planetary gear set ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080300081 | Continuously variable automatic transmission for heavy trucks, buses and light automobiles - A continuously variable, automatic transmission for a motor driven vehicle including heavy trucks, buses and light automobiles, wherein the vehicle includes an internal combustion engine and driving wheels. The automatic transmission includes a hydraulic torque converter or other hydraulic device and at least one but preferably a plurality of at least two planetary gear assemblies wherein two corresponding portions thereof are operatively interconnected by a free wheeling connector assembly. As such, torque generated by the engine of the vehicle is variably transmitted from the at least one of the planetary gear assemblies to the driving wheels of the vehicle. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300082 | Power unit - A power unit enabling reduction of the size and manufacturing costs thereof and making unnecessary complicated control of power from a prime mover, for changing the speed of power from the prime mover. A first sun gear, a first carrier and a first ring gear of a first planetary gear unit are mechanically connected to drive wheels, the engine, and a pump impeller of a torque converter, respectively. A second sun gear, a second carrier and a second ring gear of a second planetary gear unit are mechanically connected to the engine, the drive wheels, and a turbine runner of the torque converter, respectively. A rotating machine is mechanically connected to one of the first and second ring gears, and the operation of the rotating machine is controlled by a PDU and an ECU. A battery is electrically connected to the rotating machine. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300083 | Actuator for Units Comprising a Planetary Gear - The invention relates to an actuator ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080300084 | Electric Drive Transmission - An electric drive transmission for a skid steered vehicle has a central casing housing a pair of propulsion motors comprising respective stators and rotors, each rotor being coupled to drive a respective through shaft via a respective epicyclic gear change mechanism. The through shafts are coupled at their inboard ends to a controlled differential with an input from a steer motor, and are coupled at their outboard ends to respective epicyclic gear reduction mechanisms. The through shafts are supported in the casing by respective bearings and the propulsion motor rotors are supported on the through shafts by respective bearings. By supporting the rotors on the through shafts rather than in separate bearings to the casing the diameter and speed rating of the requisite rotor bearings can be reduced. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300085 | FINAL REDUCTION GEAR DEVICE - A final reduction gear device including an orthogonal axis gear and a speed reduction mechanism portion employing a planetary gear is provided. A radial bearing, more specifically a cylindrical roller bearing, having a large radial load capacity is disposed between a bevel ring gear of the orthogonal axis gear and a differential case. A thrust bearing, more specifically a thrust ball bearing or a thrust roller bearing, having a large axial load capacity is disposed between an axial end portion of a sun gear, and an inner race side of the radial bearing and the side of a fitting portion of the differential case, to which the inner race is fitted. A thrust bearing, more specifically a thrust ball bearing or a thrust roller bearing, having a large axial load capacity is disposed between the bevel ring gear and a planetary carrier of the speed reduction mechanism portion. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300086 | Variable Torque Biasing Device - Various embodiments of a torque biasing device for a rotating transmission are disclosed, and which are operable to vary the proportion of the outer torque transmitted to one or more output shafts. Multiple planetary gear sets are provided for speeding-up or slowing-down of ore shaft with respect to another, under the control of a computer. The invention is particularly applicable to motor vehicles. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300087 | 8-Speed Transmission - The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes four planetary gear sets having five torque-transmitting mechanisms, three fixed interconnections and two grounded members. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that is continuously connected to at least one of the planetary gear members and an output member that is continuously connected with another one of the planetary gear members. The five torque-transmitting mechanisms provide interconnections between various gear members, and are operated in combinations of two to establish at least eight forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300088 | 8-Speed Transmission - The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes three planetary gear sets having six torque-transmitting mechanisms and two fixed interconnections. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that is continuously connected to one of the planetary gear members and an output member that is continuously connected with another one of the planetary gear members. The six torque-transmitting mechanisms provide interconnections between various gear members, the transmission housing and with the input member, and are operated in combinations of three to establish eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300089 | 8-Speed Transmission - The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes four planetary gear sets having five torque-transmitting mechanisms, two fixed interconnections and one grounded member. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that is continuously connected to at least one of the planetary gear members and an output member that is continuously connected with another one of the planetary gear members. The five torque-transmitting mechanisms provide interconnections between various gear members, and the transmission housing, and are operated in combinations of two to establish at least eight forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300090 | 8-Speed Transmission - The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes four planetary gear sets having five torque-transmitting mechanisms, two fixed interconnections and three grounded members. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that is continuously connected to at least one of the planetary gear members and an output member that is continuously connected with another one of the planetary gear members. The five torque-transmitting mechanisms provide interconnections between various gear members, and are operated in combinations of two to establish at least eight forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300091 | EIGHT SPEED TRANSMISSION - An eight speed automatic transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, three planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include three clutches and three brakes. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300092 | 10-Speed Transmission - The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide ten forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes four planetary gear sets having six torque-transmitting mechanisms and four fixed interconnections. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that is continuously connected to at least one of the planetary gear members and an output member that is continuously connected with another one of the planetary gear members. The six torque-transmitting mechanisms provide interconnections between various gear members, and the transmission housing, and are operated in combinations of three to establish at least ten forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300093 | MULTI-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A multiple speed automatic transmission includes an input member, an output member, a plurality of planetary gear sets, a plurality of interconnecting members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the plurality of planetary gear sets has a sun gear, a planet carrier with a plurality of planet gears and a ring gear. The torque transmitting devices include three clutches, a conventional first brake and a second brake comprising a parallel combination of an overrunning clutch and a light duty or coast clutch. Eight forward speeds and one reverse speed are achieved by selective engagement of the five torque transmitting devices. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300094 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - An automatic transmission includes a first planetary gear set; a second planetary gear set; a third planetary gear set; and at least five friction elements. The at least five friction elements includes a first clutch adapted to selectively connect a first carrier with a second carrier; a first brake adapted to selectively stop a rotation of the second carrier; a second brake adapted to selectively stop a rotation of a rotating member having a first sun gear, a second ring gear, and a third carrier; a third brake adapted to selectively stop a rotation of a third sun gear; and a second clutch adapted to selectively connect the first carrier with a second sun gear. Each of at least seven forward speed-ratios and one reverse speed-ratio is achieved by engaging two friction elements selected from the first and second clutches and the first to third brakes. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300095 | Automatic transmission - An automatic transmission comprises first, second and third gear sets | 2008-12-04 |
20080300096 | Bicycle Transmission - A bicycle transmission assembly that is mountable to a bottom bracket shell of a bicycle frame. The bicycle transmission assembly includes an input crank assembly, an output chainring, a planetary gear mechanism, a control system and a mounting system. The input crank assembly is mounted to a rotatable crank axle mounted to the bottom bracket shell. The planetary gear mechanism is mounted to the bottom bracket shell and provides a plurality of transmission paths. The planetary gear mechanism includes a sun gear, a ring gear and a locking element operatively connecting the sun gear and the ring gear. The control system is operatively connected to the planetary gear mechanism for selecting one of the transmission paths. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300097 | Planetary Gear Set and Method for Producing the Same - A planetary gear set includes a sun gear; pinions that are positioned around the sun gear and that mesh with the sun gear; and a ring gear that is positioned on the outer side of the pinions and that meshes with the pinions. Each pinion has a plurality of teeth on the outer surface thereof. Each tooth has a first tooth surface and a second tooth surface on opposite sides of the tooth, which can contact tooth surfaces of the sun gear and the ring gear. The deviation of the first tooth surface from the corresponding reference surface differs from the deviation of the second tooth surface from the corresponding reference surface. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300098 | Damped planetary transmission - A damped planetary transmission comprising an input member, an inertial member connected to the input member, a planetary gear assembly connected to the input member, the planetary gear assembly comprising a carrier member that is directly and fixedly connected to the input member, a brake member engaged with a ring gear of the planetary gear assembly, the planetary gear assembly connected to an output member, a one-way clutch operationally disposed between the input member and the output member, and a vibration isolator directly connected for torque flow between the input member and the one-way clutch. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300099 | Power Output Apparatus, Motor Vehicle Equipped with Power Output Apparatus, Control System for Power Output Apparatus, and Control Method of Power Output Apparatus - In the presence of a torque change request (step S | 2008-12-04 |
20080300100 | Control apparatus for vehicular power transmitting system - A control apparatus for a vehicular power transmitting system including (a) an electrically controlled differential portion which has a differential mechanism and a first electric motor operatively connected to a rotary element of the differential mechanism and which is operable to control a differential state between a rotating speed of its input shaft connected to a drive power source and a rotating speed of its output shaft by controlling an operating state of the first electric motor, (b) a transmission portion ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080300101 | COMPACT POWER TRANSFER UNIT FOR TRANSAXLE APPLICATIONS - The present invention provides a system for providing an improved compact power transfer unit for use in motor vehicles having a front wheel drive transverse based engine and transaxle, and, more particularly, to a power transfer unit for use with a transaxle arrangement capable of providing all-wheel drive or four-wheel drive. The present invention discloses a planetary gear utilizing a fixed ring gear, the planetary gear capable of selectively engaging a low range output from the power transfer unit for propelling the vehicle when driven in off-road conditions requiring higher torque and slower speeds. The vehicle driver can selectively engage a normal, high range where torque flows through the planetary gear directly to the drive shaft with no gear reductions, or the driver may selectively engage the low range where the torque flowing into the planetary gear is redirected and reduced thereby providing higher torque with reduced speed. A neutral range is also selectively engagable by the driver which decouples the planetary gear from the main output shaft whereby no power is transferred to the main drive shaft. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300102 | Machine and Electricity Integration Type Shift Controller - A controller for switching the driving status of a car comprising a motor for driving a shift rail of a transfer case, a gear mechanism for transferring the rotation of the motor to the shift rail, a magnet rotating together with the shift rail, and a magnetic sensor element for proving output according to the rotational angle of the magnet, wherein the distance between the magnet and the magnetic sensor element is longer than the position variance of the magnetic sensor. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300103 | OPEN-LOOP TORQUE CONTROL WITH CLOSED-LOOP FEEDBACK - A variator torque control system adjusts a variator output so that the actual output torque of the variator closely matches an expected output torque. In an example, pressure values of an existing torque control map are supplemented in real time with calculated pressure supplement values based on the current operation of the variator. The pressure supplement value for each mapped pressure value may be derived based on a prior application of the same or another map value. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300104 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN UPSHIFT IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - An upshift control system for use in an automatic transmission including first and second friction elements, the upshift control system including a control unit that determines variation in an engagement capacity of the first friction element or an engagement capacity of the second friction element on the basis of combination of occurrence or non-occurrence of engine racing and compared lengths between a first time that elapses from output of a shift command to a start of an inertia phase and a second time that elapses from the out output of a shift command to a start of change in an actual gear ratio toward a target gear ratio to be achieved after the shifting, and performs a learning correction of a command pressure for the first friction element or a command pressure for the second friction element on the basis of the determination result. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300105 | Method for Exiting an Engine-Idle Driving Mode in a Heavy Land Vehicle - Method for exiting an engine-idle driving mode in a heavy land vehicle having an automatic transmission. The engine-idle driving mode is established in the vehicle when the engine is running substantially constantly at idle speed and a gear is engaged propelling the vehicle at a corresponding substantially constant, relatively slow vehicle speed. The method includes receiving a driver request, when in engine-idle driving mode, to accelerate from the prevailing substantially constant, relatively slow vehicle speed. The engine torque requirement is assessed for delivering the requested acceleration that can be developed from the engine while maintaining the automatic transmission in the same gear in which engine-idle driving is taking place. The requested acceleration is delivered by increasing the engine's torque output and without downshifting the automatic transmission. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300106 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICULAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A control device for a vehicular automatic transmission is provided which can preferably execute backpressure control of accumulators and torque-up control so as to minimize the occurrence of interference between learning on these controls during a gearshift operation. With the control device for the vehicular automatic transmission including the accumulators ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080300107 | Method for Clutch Disengagement - A method for controlling clutch disengagement in a vehicle having an automated manual transmission including an electronically controlled clutch includes 1. sensing at least two brake pedal positions separated in time, 2. performing a differentiation of the sensed brake pedal positions, 3. comparing the result of the differentiation to a first predetermined threshold value, and 4. controlling the clutch to disengage if the result of the differentiation represents a faster brake pedal application than a predetermined threshold value. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300108 | TORQUE TRANSFER DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A device for a motor vehicle is provided. The device may comprise an input shaft for supplying torque, a clutch configured for selectively transferring the torque, a first gear configured for connection to the clutch, and a second gear connected to the first gear. The second gear may be fixed to the device so that the second gear is not free to rotate. The device may further comprise an output shaft for receiving the torque. The device may be configured to control the amount of torque transferred to the output shaft. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300109 | PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MANAGER - A system that facilitates activity management and tracking with respect to an individual is disclosed. The innovation employs the notion of establishing a strategy to compress activity information into an identifying indicia (e.g., two-dimensional barcode) that can be processed (e.g., scanned) by a wide array of devices (e.g., mobile phone, personal data assistant). The innovation discloses a system that facilitates the ability to plan, monitor and log activity of an individual. The planning phase enables a user or third party (e.g., health-care professional) to proactively define an exercise or activity regimen for a user. The monitoring phase enables real-time fitness and/or activity tracking of an individual. Finally, the logging phase enables a user to log the information into a fitness log that can be subsequently used in health or fitness-related assessment. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300110 | EXERCISE DEVICE WITH EXERCISE LOG AND JOURNAL - In a system having an exercise device having an exercise mechanism, and a control panel operatively associated with the exercise mechanism and configured to vary one or more exercise parameters of the exercise mechanism, a method for storing and display exercise parameters in an exercise journal includes storing in a user specific exercise journal of the exercise device exercise data representative of one or more exercise parameters for each user, the exercise data corresponding to a range of time periods, displaying the user specific exercise journal within a display associated with the control panel with one or more selected time periods for a selected date range being displayed in a first portion of the display and cumulative exercise data for the selected user and the selected date range or the one or more time periods being displayed on a second portion of the display; | 2008-12-04 |
20080300111 | Artificial rock climbing systems and methods adapted for water environment - Improved climbing structures, systems, and methods for use on an artificial rock climbing arrangement which includes a generally rigid framework removably attached to a support surface located adjacent a body of water. The framework makes use of assist shocks in combination with actuators in order to provide an automated (motorized) easy-up vertical climbing wall. A panel structure is mounted on the framework for defining a climbing surface, the panel surface carrying a plurality of climbing holds. A hinged adjustable support bar is secured between the framework and the support surface for maintaining the framework and the climbing surface in a substantially vertical orientation when a climber scales the climbing surface. The hinged adjustable support bar is diagonally mounted with telescoping and threaded ends. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300112 | Finger exerciser - A finger exerciser has a frame with a thumb receiving portion that includes a thumb receiving aperture. Four stretchable elements are mounted in a spaced relationship to a portion of the frame substantially opposed to the thumb receiving portion and extend toward the thumb receiving portion. A finger receiving element is attached to the distal end of each stretchable element. The stretchable elements are preferably springs. | 2008-12-04 |
20080300113 | STATIONARY PEDAL EXERCISER WITH HANDLE - A pedal exerciser for therapeutic and/or aerobic exercise including a handle attached to the exerciser frame wherein the handle is engaged by a user to secure the exerciser in place during use, to lift or more the exerciser, or to otherwise engage the upper body of the user. The handle may be adjustable in both the lateral and vertical directions with respect to a support surface upon which the exerciser rests. The handle may also pivot to provide therapeutic or aerobic upper body benefits while a user pedals the exerciser by foot. Accessories, such as pedometers, timers, or the like, may be attached to the handle so as to be accessible to the user during use of the exerciser. | 2008-12-04 |