CA1102445A - Method and apparatus for generating moving objects on a video display screen - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for generating moving objects on a video display screen

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CA1102445A
CA1102445A CA290,865A CA290865A CA1102445A CA 1102445 A CA1102445 A CA 1102445A CA 290865 A CA290865 A CA 290865A CA 1102445 A CA1102445 A CA 1102445A
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French (fr)
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Steven T. Mayer
Ronald E. Milner
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Atari Inc
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Atari Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/55—Controlling game characters or game objects based on the game progress
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T13/00—Animation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/20—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterised by details of the game platform
    • A63F2300/203—Image generating hardware

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Controls And Circuits For Display Device (AREA)
  • Closed-Circuit Television Systems (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Studio Circuits (AREA)
  • Processing Or Creating Images (AREA)
CA290,865A 1976-12-13 1977-11-15 Method and apparatus for generating moving objects on a video display screen Expired CA1102445A (en)

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US749,725 1976-12-13
US05/749,725 US4112422A (en) 1976-12-13 1976-12-13 Method and apparatus for generating moving objects on a video display screen

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CA1102445A true CA1102445A (en) 1981-06-02

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US (1) US4112422A (en, 2012)
JP (2) JPS5374945A (en, 2012)
AU (1) AU509809B2 (en, 2012)
CA (1) CA1102445A (en, 2012)
DE (1) DE2754392C3 (en, 2012)
GB (1) GB1580818A (en, 2012)
SE (1) SE422265B (en, 2012)

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JPS5374945A (en) 1978-07-03
US4112422A (en) 1978-09-05
DE2754392C3 (de) 1979-06-13
JPS5740794B2 (en, 2012) 1982-08-30
SE7714057L (sv) 1978-06-14
JPS57131472A (en) 1982-08-14
JPH0117593B2 (en, 2012) 1989-03-31
AU509809B2 (en) 1980-05-22
SE422265B (sv) 1982-02-22
AU3133277A (en) 1979-06-14
GB1580818A (en) 1980-12-03
DE2754392A1 (de) 1978-06-15
DE2754392B2 (de) 1978-09-21

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