Abstract: Apparatus and process for controlling a computer process with gestures and a handheld pointing device. The computer system employing the pointing device to determine what component a user wants to control and what control action is desired.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a training model for students is provided that models how to present training items to students in a computer based adaptive trainer. The training model receives student performance data and uses the training model to infer underlying student skill levels throughout the training sequence. Some embodiments of the training model also comprise machine learning techniques that allow the training model to adapt to changes in students skills as the student performs on training items presented by the training model. Furthermore, the training model may also be used to inform a training optimization model, or a learning model, in the form of a Partially Observable Markov Decision Process (POMDP).

Abstract: Methods for interactive communication between an object and a smart device are provided. Signals can be transmitted from the smart device to the object to control movement of a movable part at the object. Signals can also be transmitted from the smart device to the object to broadcast words and/or songs at a speaker at the object. In addition, in response to a user's touching the object, the object's speaker can broadcast words and/or songs. The signals transmitted from the smart device to the object transceiver can be audio signals so as to create a two-way interactive and live communication. In addition, voice instructions can be spoken into the microphone of the object, and then transmitted from the object to the smart device to initiate an activity at the smart device.

Abstract: A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a button including a fixed force magnet coupled to a first housing assembly component serving as a top portion of the button, a variable force magnet coupled to a second housing assembly serving as a bottom portion of the button, and a spring coupled to the fixed force magnetic and the variable force magnet for repelling the fixed force magnet from the variable force magnet according to a spring constant of the spring. The variable force magnet emitting a magnetic field to counter the spring constant and thereby adjust a force required to depress the button. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A game server includes: a main processing unit, connected to a user terminal via a data network, configured to perform user login; and a game processing unit configured to control the user terminal to execute a puzzle game in response to a game execution request signal from the user terminal. The game processing unit is configured to: control the user terminal to display colored blocks arranged in a matrix form of N rows and M columns in a puzzle game area, and to display one game character in an action display area; exchange a selected block with another neighboring block based on user input; determine if a matching block group of at least three consecutive blocks having the same color results from the block exchanging step; remove the matching block group; and control the game character to perform an action according to a result of the block removing step.

Abstract: A server device including: a communication interface configured to receive positional information with respect to a plurality of users including first and second users located in a real world, one of the plurality of users operating the terminal device; a memory configured to store a plurality of items and parameter values in association with user identification information of each user, the memory being configured to store computer-readable instructions, the plurality of items including first and second items, the user identification information including first and second user identification information for the first and second users; and a processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions so as to assign the first item to the second user identification information of the second user switched from the first user and vary the parameter value of the first item based on the positional information of the second user.

Abstract: Advertisements are displayed in a fantasy sports contest application in conjunction with fantasy sports contest information and may be interactive in nature. The advertisements may be used to inform the user of prizes being awarded for performance in the fantasy sports contest based on real-time action in a related sports broadcast. The advertisements may be intelligently scheduled around events in a related sports broadcast. The advertisements may be selected according to a user's demonstrated interests. The advertisements may be targeted to the user's specific geographic location. The advertisements may also be used to inform a user of an awarded prize, and to enable the user to claim the awarded prize.

Abstract: A gaming machine includes a display system, player input system, and processor programmed or otherwise operable to perform a number of operations through the gaming machine hardware to provide a player-interactive feature. The gaming machine is adapted to operate in a base game state in which a base set of symbol locations is populated with game symbols responsive to a play initiation input from the player input system. The gaming machine is also controlled to activate a bonus input device while the gaming machine is in the base game state, and to place the gaming machine in a bonus state in response to a player actuation of the activated bonus input device. In response to a play initiation input while the gaming machine is in the bonus game state, two or more bonus game sets of symbol locations are populated with game symbols for that respective play initiation input.

Abstract: A gambling hybrid game with a gambling integrated game is disclosed. The gambling hybrid game includes a mobile device that provides a dice game as an entertainment game to a user, a real world engine that provides gambling games to one or more users, and a game world engine that monitors the entertainment game and provides gambling games when appropriate. When a die roll event occurs in the dice game, the mobile device resolves the die roll event and provides the results of the die roll event to the game world engine. The game world engine receives the results of the die roll event and determines gambling results based upon the results of the die roll event.

Abstract: A gaming system which facilitates the two-way communication between mobile devices, such as mobile phones, and different gaming system components to enhance a player's gaming experience.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a controller which receives an operation input of a user and an information processing unit which performs an information process based on the operation input received by the controller. The information processing unit includes a game progress unit which controls an own character in the virtual space based on the operation input of the user to draw the virtual space with the corresponding color of the own character and a battle determination unit which performs a battle determination based on a drawing state of a corresponding color of an enemy character, which is different from the corresponding color of the own character, to a virtual space and a drawing state of the corresponding color of the own character to the virtual space.

Abstract: A method and apparatus that allows a player to play a massively single-player online game without directly interacting with other players, while affecting and being affected by other players playing the online game.

Abstract: A block set assembled by a user and an information processing device communicate with each other. The information processing device thereby obtains information on the structure of the block set. In addition, an object of a crane truck corresponding to the block set is displayed on a display device. Correspondences between joints and wheels and correspondences between movements are set. Thereby, when the block set is moved, the movement of the block set is reflected in the object on display. When the object is moved, the movement of the object is reflected in the block set by transmitting a control signal from the information processing device.

Abstract: A gaming table having multiple player input positions on a playing surface of the gaming table can be constructed in a manner that provides individual player sensitive touchscreen areas and both simplifies the methods of construction use and repair of the table, but also reduces its initial cost significantly. The table may, for example, have: a continuous, flat, transparent gaming table surface layer; multiple, independent touchscreen plates under the transparent gaming table surface layer; each of the multiple, independent touchscreen plates having a communication link to a game server; and at least some or all of the multiple, independent touchscreen plates being physically separated from other independent plates.

Abstract: Techniques for generating an assessment question about content of an educational course include obtaining, by processing circuitry of a computer, an electronic document of content of the course and generating a parsable text version of the electronic document. Importance scores for sentences of the parsable text version of the electronic document are generated and a sentence having an importance score that exceeds a first threshold value is identified. A key phrase in the identified sentence is identified, where the identified key phrase has a key phrase score that exceeds a second threshold value, and an assessment question about the content of the course related to the identified sentence is generated, where the assessment question is based on the identified sentence but where the identified key phrase is not present in the assessment question.

Abstract: A gambling hybrid game that provides a reel game having a display with changeable opacity is disclosed. The gambling hybrid game includes an entertainment system engine that provides an interactive game to a user, a real world engine that provides reel games to the user, and a game world engine that monitors the entertainment game and provides the reel game when appropriate. The real world engine provides the reel game including generating a display of the reel game. During provision of the gambling game, the real world engine determines the state of the interactive game and changes the opacity of the display based upon the state of the game.

Abstract: A login processing unit performs a login process of a user. An assignment processing unit assigns an inputting device connected to an information processing apparatus to a user. An assignment processing unit controls an assignment process of the inputting device in response to the number of users who are in a login state and executes an assignment process which is different between a case in which the number of users in a login state is one and another case in which the number of users in a login state is two or more. The assignment processing unit assigns, when the number of users in a login state is one, the inputting device connected to the information processing apparatus to the one user.

Abstract: Provided is a game system capable of imposing restriction upon the beneficial effects of the characteristics of a character that has been selected. This game system is provided with control panels having individual rotational buttons. The game system provides a music game in which operation timings at which the individual rotational buttons are to be operated are guided in accordance with the rhythm of a musical piece selected from a musical piece group. Furthermore, the game system awards card selection opportunities for selecting character cards to be used in play, from a plurality of character cards prepared so as to have a plurality of skills which are different to each other, and which respectively correspond to changes. In a special mode, the game system sequentially implements, in a prescribed order every time the special mode is offered, the changes corresponding to the skills of the respective selected character cards.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a method for modulating the display screen of a first client device may include the steps of: associating an access code with an incentive descriptor, with an alert threshold, and with an incentive redeemer in a system database; receiving the access code from the first client device; displaying the incentive descriptor associated with the access code in the system database on the display screen of the first client device; providing alerts on the display screen of the first client device at set time intervals when the display screen of the first client device is active; displaying the incentive redeemer on the display screen of the first client device in response to the number of alerts provided via the first client device meeting the number of alerts in the alert threshold.

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus of a guest user, an image data acquisition unit acquires content image data from a host user, and a reproduction processing unit reproduces the content image data and outputs the content image data from an outputting apparatus. An information acquisition unit acquires information for specifying a sharing mode of a content image, and a notification unit notifies the user of the information indicative of the mode of the sharing process in an associated relationship with the reproduced content image. Further, if the information acquisition unit acquires information indicating that the content is within a sharing restriction period, then the notification unit notifies the user of the information indicating that the content is within the sharing restriction period.