EP1236488A3

Contents distribution system for simulation ride system, distribution apparatus for ride contents administration center, simulation ride control apparatus and computer software

Abstract

A contents distribution system for a simulation ride system (1) has a seat rocking unit, a video unit, an acoustic unit, and a simulation ride control apparatus. The simulation ride control apparatus has the simulation ride system (1) controlling operations of the seat rocking unit, the video unit, and the acoustic unit by using content data, and a distribution apparatus for a ride contents administration center (2). The distribution apparatus for the ride contents administration center (2) distributes the content data and the simulation ride control apparatus receives the distributed content data.

EP1236488A3, drawing sheet 1 — Sheet 1 of 1

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Parties

Owner: Hitachi, Ltd.
Assigned now: HITACHI KEIYO ENGINEERING CO LTD
Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi Keiyo Engineering & Systems, Ltd.
Inventors: Matsuda, Yuji, c/o Hitachi, Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220, Japan
Shiina, Tsukasa, c/o Hitachi Keiyo Eng.Syst. Ltd., Narashino-shi, Chiba 275-0001, Japan
Oshiro, Masayuki, c/o Hitachi, Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220, Japan
Ebine, Kazuhide, c/o Hitachi, Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220, Japan
and 2 more inventorsShow fewer
Fujii, Kenjiro, c/o Hitachi, Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220, Japan
Nagai, Katsumasa, c/o Hitachi, Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220, Japan

Examination

Agent: Hackney, Nigel John

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Cites: 4 earlier patents⁠
Family: 7 members in 4 offices⁠CA2EP2US2JP

Classification

CPC: A63F13/12A63F13/71A63F2300/302A63F2300/401A63F2300/402A63F2300/407+9 more
IPC: A63G31 04G06Q30 06G06Q50 00G06Q50 10H04N7 16

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Citations
Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0681297A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	3-8,14-18
US4477069A	Cites	United States of America	XY	Search report	1,2,12,13,20,24
US5775995A	Cites	United States of America	Y	Search report	3-8,14-18,21
US5947825A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1,12,20,24

7 members in 4 offices

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Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
2001053802	Japan	A	2001-02-28
2001053802	Japan	A	2001-02-28
2001053802	Japan	–	2001-02-28
2001053802	–	–	–
JP20010053802	–	–	–

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Document	Office	Kind
CA2356084A1	Canada	A1	2002-08-28
US2002119826A1	United States of America	A1	2002-08-29
EP1236488A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2002-09-04
JP2002253868A	Japan	A	2002-09-10
EP1236488A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2005-09-28
CA2356084C	Canada	C	2006-02-28
US7115039B2	United States of America	B2	2006-10-03

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2008-11-12	Application deemed to be withdrawnWithdrawn18D	18D
2008-10-10	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWNSTAA	STAA
2007-12-26	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q
2006-06-07	Designation fees paidAKX	AKX
2005-09-28	Designated contracting statesAK	AK
2005-09-28	Request for extension of the european patentAX	AX
2005-08-12	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL
2002-09-04	Request for examination filed17P	17P
2002-09-04	Designated contracting statesAK	AK
2002-09-04	Request for extension of the european patentAL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SIAX	AX
2002-07-19	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI