Patents by Inventor Wayne A. Shirk

Wayne A. Shirk has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Video game system and camera accessory for a video game system
    Patent number: 7972216
    Abstract: A digital camera accessory is provided for use with a game system having a processing system to execute a video game program and player controls operable by a user to generate video game control signals. The digital camera accessory includes an image sensor for capturing video images, communication circuitry configured to transmit the captured video images, and a connector that, in use, electrically connects the digital camera accessory to the game system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Nintendo Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Arakawa, Donald W. James, David McCarten, Wayne A. Shirk
  • Video game system an camera accessory for a video game system
    Publication number: 20040242333
    Abstract: A digital camera accessory is provided for use with a game system having a processing system to execute a video game program and player controls operable by a user to generate video game control signals. The digital camera accessory includes an image sensor for capturing video images, communication circuitry configured to transmit the captured video images, and a connector that, in use, electrically connects the digital camera accessory to the game system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Minoru Arakawa, Donald W. James, David McCarten, Wayne A. Shirk