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US 6,251,010 expired on 18 May 2020
One patent as the register shows it on 9 Nov 2026; dates and status from the patent office page.
Facts
Nintendo Co., Ltd., GAME FREAK inc. and Creatures Inc. hold the grant; 2 inventors named
| Publication | US6251010B1 |
|---|---|
| Title | Game machine apparatus and method with enhanced time-related display of pokemon-type characters |
| Assignees | Nintendo Co., Ltd., GAME FREAK inc. and Creatures Inc. |
| Inventors named on the patent | Satoshi Tajiri; Tsunekazu Ishihara |
| Application | US 09/573,200 |
| Priority | 26 Aug 1999: JP 11-283279 (26 Aug 1999); JP 11-330284 (19 Nov 1999) |
| Filed | 18 May 2000 |
| Granted | 26 Jun 2001 |
| Expiry | 18 May 2020 (anticipated expiration shown by Google Patents, 20 years from filing) |
| Status | Expired |
| Claims | 13 claims; independent claims 1, 7, 8 |
| Family | EP 1078664 B1; JP 2001-129255 A; AU 768202 B2; CA 2314754 C; DE 60042805 D1 |
| Register events | Assignment 29 Aug 2000; Grant 7 Jun 2001 (issue date 26 Jun 2001); Maintenance fees paid for years 4, 8 and 12 (2004, 2008, 2012) |
What it covers
3 independent claims out of 13
A game machine with a clock. The stored program reads the clock, tests a time-related rule and changes how likely a character is to appear in a part of the game map. Independent claim 1 is the machine, claim 7 the storage medium and claim 8 the method of operating the machine. The description is the day and night encounter system of the 1999 Game Boy Color games.
Summary written from the claims and abstract in plain words; it is not the claim text and not an opinion on scope.