Abstract: An interactive device includes a base unit and at least one interchangeable cartridge. The base unit comprises a transparent pressure-sensitive touchscreen overlying the cartridge and a microphone. The cartridge comprises a scroll having a plurality of image frames which are sequentially viewable through the transparent touchscreen and a digital memory. The cartridge is configured to key into a cartridge receptacle in the base unit and couple the memory with a processor in the base unit. The cartridge includes release levers which prevent rotation of the scroll when the cartridge is removed from the base unit.

Abstract: A gaming apparatus control part is provided with an external output control circuit, configured in such a manner that gaming information can be output and gaming data sent from each gaming machine is collected in a management server in order to solve the issue that internal winning attraction is limited to each gaming apparatus and a player concentrates only on the gaming apparatus to which he is playing. The management server comprises a link attraction lottery table to determine attraction mode based on sent gaming information and link attraction transmission unit lottery table to determine a destination gaming apparatus of link attraction, determines a link attraction and attraction transmission destination, and sends an attraction data with a predetermined timing on the condition that internal winning data is sent from a gaming apparatus.

Abstract: An estimated trajectory 281a, an estimated ball landing point 282a, and an estimated run range 283a are displayed in a game image 20a. The estimated ball landing point 282a is displayed as, for example, a star mark, in a game space of the game image 20a which corresponds to a terminal coordinate point on the estimated trajectory 281a. The estimated trajectory 281a is obtained for a shot at a power indicated by a power target value set by the player, and is displayed so as to extend between a current ball 22 and the estimated ball landing point 282a based on estimated trajectory data. The estimated run range 283a is displayed in the game space of the game image 20a based on estimated run range data, so as to have a shape of a rectangular area, which is divided into a plurality of equal-sized mesh parts, in accordance with geographic undulations.

Abstract: Player characters can participate, quickly as alternated, in a battle while simplifying the alternating procedure. At the instant of a transfer to an acceptance of decisions on the player characters and actions, a standby state continues until a button is pushed, until an X-button is pushed, or until the actions for the player characters to execute are selected. When the button is pushed, a list of standby player characters is displayed to display the character names and characteristics of the characters. When the selections of the relief characters are received and selected by the player, the characters are alternated. When the X-button is pushed, the character alternations are restored. When the actions for the player characters to execute are selected, moreover, the operations for executing the decided actions are executed to end a series of player characters and the acceptance of the action decisions.

Abstract: A secure and modular architecture for monitoring and controlling clusters of pay entertainment and gaming devices. The architecture allows flexible and secure use of state-of-the-art multimedia and Internet technologies to attract the younger player generation used to flashy and networked games. Cash or cash-less entertainment and gaming devices are supported.

Abstract: A game machine provided with moving means running on a specified race track includes drive controlling means for controlling the moving means to run on the specified race track which is selected from among a plurality of race tracks. The game machine can keep game players amused for a longer period of time and change a layout of race track in a shorter period and with a lower cost.

Abstract: Videogame systems and methods are provided to enhance the capability of the videogame system controller and data storage to provide graphic character element storage and processing. A display list technology utilizes an intentionally generated, location-specific vertical interrupt to implement a routine to modify or to alter existing graphical character elements. A second technique involves the definition of a small portion of the graphics map which is displayed differently than the balance of the graphics map because the stored priority bit is expressed in the defined area, but suppressed and replaced in all other areas. The third technique employs a virtual character element library to map the character elements appearing on the display, and recognizes available space within the video random access memory character element storage to provide a dynamic memory space.