BANDAI CO., LTD. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160109704 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND PROGRAM - An image display device includes a transparent plate which may be disposed in an inclined manner with respect to a display section of a portable terminal provided with the display section. A display displayed on the display section may be reflected on the transparent plate. A space behind the transparent plate may be viewed through the transparent plate and, at the same time, an image on the display section of the portable terminal may also be viewed while being reflected on the transparent plate. | 04-21-2016 |
20150321109 | MODEL - A model includes arm parts each including a rotational shaft portion, and a body part including a shaft supporting portion and being connected to and rotatable relative to the arm part. The arm part includes a projecting portion. The body part includes a recessed portion into which the projecting portion is fitted when the rotational shaft portion is inserted into the shaft supporting portion. The rotational shaft portion and the shaft supporting portion include respective locking members that are engageable with each other and limit the movement of the rotational shaft portion in an axial direction within a range between a first position where the projecting portion is fitted in the recessed portion and a second position where the projecting portion is out of the recessed portion. | 11-12-2015 |
20150147935 | BATTLING MOBILE TOY - A battling mobile toy has a toy body, a travelling unit provided in the toy body, and a figure body mounted on top of the toy body. A front portion of the toy body is provided with a slope and a thrusting portion. The slope slopes downward to the front. The thrusting portion is provided in a front portion of the slope, and is tapered downward to the front. The thrusting portion is thrust between another mobile toy and a travel surface to flip the other mobile toy over. A lower portion of the toy body is provided with a gap into which the thrusting portion of the other mobile toy is thrust from the side. | 05-28-2015 |
20150036222 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND PROGRAM - An image display device includes a transparent plate which may be disposed in an inclined manner with respect to a display section of a portable terminal provided with the display section. A display displayed on the display section may be reflected on the transparent plate. A space behind the transparent plate may be viewed through the transparent plate and, at the same time, an image on the display section of the portable terminal may also be viewed while being reflected on the transparent plate. | 02-05-2015 |
20140084544 | GAME PIECE FOR FIGHTING GAME AND FIGHTING GAME SET - A game piece for a fighting game is movable on a surface when an external force is applied to the game piece, and includes a mount, and a figurative body provided on the mount and having an attack unit for overturning a game piece of an opponent. The mount includes a front portion that protrudes to the front with respect to a support position on the mount for the figurative body, a front side portion that protrudes to at least one of the left and right from the front portion, and side portions, at least a portion of one of the side portions provided with the protruding front side portion being located at a position close to the support position with respect to a protruding end of the front side portion. | 03-27-2014 |
20140066204 | GAME DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A game device executes a game in which a manipulated character is brought up. When a first manipulation input is accepted, the game device controls events that are generated for a manipulated character in the game and require manipulation inputs by the user of the game device so that a non-generation state, in which their generation is not allowed, is entered. Accordingly, restrictions involved in the behavior of the user are reduced. | 03-06-2014 |
20130143466 | ASSEMBLY TOY - Provided is an assembly toy which includes a first molded member and a second molded member which are aligned with and face each other, wherein: a projection is formed in the first molded member on a surface which faces the second molded member; a hole in which the projection is fit is formed in the second molded member on a surface which faces the first molded member; an outer peripheral shape of the projection along a cross-section perpendicular to the direction in which the projection projects is other than a circle; a peripheral shape of the hole on a surface which faces the first molded member corresponds to the outer peripheral shape of the projection; and the projection fits in the hole without rotating about the central axis thereof. | 06-06-2013 |
20130109273 | TOY VEHICLE | 05-02-2013 |
20130065481 | YO-YO HAVING TWIST-ON RELEASABLE RIMS AND YO-YO HAVING TWIST-ON GEAR-LOCKED BODIES - The invention is an improved yo-yo that features two side assemblies that sandwich a center axle onto which the yo-yo's tether may be secured. According to a first embodiment, each of the side assemblies preferably includes a releasable, disk-shaped rim piece. By replacing one set of replaceable rim pieces with another, a user can quickly and easily change the yo-yo's shape, look and/or functionality. To remove a rim piece, one first removes a lock ring that is secured to the rim piece and blocks a number of openings that lead to grooves in a center-located hub. Next, one employs a twisting movement of the rim piece to cause a number of tabs attached to the rim piece to slide in the hub's grooves until the tabs are aligned with the openings. The rim piece can then be disengaged from the yo-yo. | 03-14-2013 |
20130040530 | OPERABLE TOY - An operable toy having a particular shape including the shape of a dog or a human is provided. The operable toy includes a body portion including a sound output unit and having four limbs movably attached thereto, a head portion that is supported by a neck portion movably attached to the body portion, where the head portion allows a mobile communication device to be fitted thereinto and supports the mobile communication device at a face position of the operable toy, and a transmission member that transmits, to the sound output unit and a control unit mounted in the body portion, a signal output from the mobile communication device supported by the head portion in accordance with a user input, where the control unit controls the operation of the four limbs attached to the body portion. | 02-14-2013 |
20130012097 | ACTION TOY AND MOVABLE MEMBER - An action toy includes a toy body including four mounting units, four function switches removably mounted to the four mounting units, detection means disposed in the toy body, where the detection means detects that each of the function switches is mounted to one of the mounting units, a dramatic effect unit disposed in the toy body, where the dramatic effect unit creates a dramatic effect using light or sound, and a control unit disposed in the toy body. When the detection means detects that one of the function switch is attached to the toy body, the control unit causes the dramatic effect unit to create a first dramatic effect. When a push button unit is operated, the control unit causes the dramatic effect unit to create a second dramatic effect. | 01-10-2013 |
20120193831 | METHOD OF FORMING AN ERASER - To provide an eraser moulding toy with which it is possible to mould an eraser having a coloured pattern or design, a plurality of thermofusible eraser members | 08-02-2012 |
20120142248 | OPERATING TOY - When a key member is inserted into a key cylinder attached to a toy main body, and in the case where the key member is inserted completely, the key member turns on a first switch, and it is checked that the key member is inserted completely. If in this state the key member is rotated, some of a plurality of second switches are turned on. According to the combination of second switches turned on at this time, sound and light are emitted in a predetermined pattern, and therefore the user feels that sound and light are emitted by their operation. | 06-07-2012 |
20120142247 | TOY - A toy main section includes an operation unit. When a first operation is performed with the operation unit, releasing means executes release of first holding means and release of second holding means at different timings. Also, when a second operation is performed with the operation unit, the release of the first holding means and the release of the second holding means are substantially simultaneously performed. Accordingly, since a form is changed in different ways in accordance with the operation with the operation unit, a toy with an unexpected change in form can be provided. | 06-07-2012 |
20110312395 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - If a “draft” regulation is defined for each of leagues, all players on original teams owned by all game players are tentatively pooled. One of the players in the pool is selected for each of the teams owned by the game players in turn, and special teams used for only the current league are created. | 12-22-2011 |
20110294580 | PROGRAM, INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER SYSTEM - A team is organized with players having preset inclination values having an influence on individual behavior tendencies of the players while a whole inclination value having an influence on the behavior tendency of a whole team is set. The difference between the whole inclination value of the team and inclination values of the individual players is calculated. The smaller the difference, the higher the player's ability is changed than the initial value. The larger the difference, the lower it is changed than the initial value. In match simulation processing, a simulation is performed with the abilities after the change. | 12-01-2011 |
20110263306 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - In computer and video games in which a character is managed by registering an ID assigned to an object, objects corresponding to the same player can be duplicately registered, and a bonus that increases the ability of the player corresponding to the duplicately registered object is granted. | 10-27-2011 |
20110011539 | DECORATIVE TAPE WINDING DEVICE - A tape winding device can wind a decorative tape in a spiral onto the circumference of a cylindrical object. When a cylindrical object is inserted and pushed in the axial direction into a rotating and forwarding mechanism, the cylindrical object is forwarded and given a rotation in one direction by the rotating and forwarding mechanism. When the end of a decorative tape, which is drawn out from a tape ring held in a decorative tape holding mechanism, which is mounted at an inclination to axis line of cylindrical object, is stuck to the starting part for winding the tape on to the cylindrical object and cylindrical object is again pushed and rotated and forwarded in the axial direction, decorative tape is pulled out consequent upon this rotating and forwarding and wound in a spiral on the circumference of the cylindrical object. | 01-20-2011 |
20100317255 | YO-YO HAVING TWIST-ON RELEASABLE RIMS AND YO-YO HAVING TWIST-ON GEAR-LOCKED BODIES - The invention is an improved yo-yo that features two side assemblies that sandwich a center axle onto which the yo-yo's tether may be secured. According to a first embodiment, each of the side assemblies preferably includes a releasable, disk-shaped rim piece. By replacing one set of replaceable rim pieces with another, a user can quickly and easily change the yo-yo's shape, look and/or functionality. To remove a rim piece, one first removes a lock ring that is secured to the rim piece and blocks a number of openings that lead to grooves in a center-located hub. Next, one employs a twisting movement of the rim piece to cause a number of tabs attached to the rim piece to slide in the hub's grooves until the tabs are aligned with the openings. The rim piece can then be disengaged from the yo-yo. | 12-16-2010 |
20100133720 | ERASER MOULDING TOY AND METHOD OF FORMING AN ERASER - To provide an eraser moulding toy with which it is possible to mould an eraser having a coloured pattern or design, a plurality of thermofusible eraser members | 06-03-2010 |
20090200344 | TORSO - A torso, around which clothes can be wound, includes a curved incision on the backface. Preferably, an elastic member is provided at least on the periphery of the incision. The torso may also include a first opening on the backface, an elastic member formed to cover the first opening, and a curved incision on the elastic member, where the incision is exposed from the first opening. Preferably, the incision is formed along the longitudinal direction of the first opening. Furthermore, the first opening may include at least two projections formed on its periphery, and the elastic member may include at least two holes formed at positions opposing the projections, respectively. A fixing member may be provided for fixing the elastic member, and the fixing member includes a second opening having the same shape and size as those of the first opening and formed at a position opposing the incision. | 08-13-2009 |
20090197505 | MARIONETTE TOY - A marionette toy is provided with a container to accommodate a marionette, a lid for the container, a plurality of suspending members and a driving mechanism. One end of each of the suspending members one is connected to the marionette to suspend the marionette. The driving mechanism drives at least one of the suspending members and is arranged inside the lid. | 08-06-2009 |
20090029779 | Game apparatus, control method thereof, and program - There is provided a game apparatus, which includes a storage unit and a communication unit which communicates with another game apparatus. This game apparatus controls the storage unit to store a character group including two characters of a first type and one or more characters of a second type, and to store a parameter value indicating a relationship between the character group and that of the other game apparatus. Furthermore, when the parameter value satisfies the predetermined condition and when one of the one or more characters of the second type is selected, the character group is updated so that the selected character and a predetermined character of the second type of the other game apparatus are set as new, two characters of the first type, and only newly generated one or more characters of the second type are set as the one or more characters of the second type. | 01-29-2009 |
20080257681 | Coin Identifying Device - The coin identifying device is provided where the number of coins stored can be changed and a coin can be returned without a return button, and thus it is simple and inexpensive to make. The device has a coin slot, a coin outlet, and a rotating body. The rotating body has a coin containing section which can store multiple coins inserted from the coin slot, a switching member which changes the number of stored coins in the coin containing section, and a coin passage which is connected with the coin containing section and in which the coin falls to the coin outlet. A partition member inside a body of the device divides the coin containing section and the coin passage and does or does not prevent the coin in the coin containing section from falling to the coin passage depending on the direction of the rotation of the rotating body. | 10-23-2008 |
20080200250 | PORTABLE GAME APPARATUS AND GAME SYSTEM - A portable game apparatus which gains the acceptance of senior elementary school children is realized. A portable game apparatus includes, for example, a general-purpose interface used to connect a personal computer, and a communication interface used to communicate with another portable game apparatus as an opponent of a fighting game. An execution control unit executes the fighting game with the other portable game apparatus connected via the communication interface using game data received via the general-purpose interface. | 08-21-2008 |