Patent assignee · JP · COMPANY

Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises

414Patents
4Active
414Granted
44Portfolio score

Filing activity: Nov 19, 1974 → Aug 24, 2006 · 4 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5645486A Gaming system that pays out a progressive bonus using a lottery Human Necessities 557 Expired
USD412940S Video game machine General 316 Expired
US6529875B1 Voice recognizer, voice recognizing method and game machine using them Physics 261 Expired
US6616535B1 IC card system for a game machine Physics 228 Expired
US6932708B2 Communication game system and communication game processing method Human Necessities 208 Expired
US5485176A Information display system for electronically reading a book Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 200 Expired
US6343987B1 Image processing device, image processing method and recording medium Human Necessities 198 Expired
US5221083A Medal game machine Human Necessities 190 Expired
US5371792A CD-ROM disk and security check method for the same Physics 183 Expired
US5879235A Ball game machine with a roulette-type rotary disk and a display located in the central area therein Human Necessities 177 Expired
USD376391S Simulation game machine General 175 Expired
US6024675A Data-using game system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 170 Expired
US5651735A Keno machine with two separate plays Physics 166 Expired
US6672962B1 Gun-shaped controller and game device Human Necessities 166 Expired
US5844530A Head mounted display, and head mounted video display system Physics 155 Expired
US5734807A Image processing devices and methods Human Necessities 154 Expired
US5967898A Tablet unit Human Necessities 149 Expired
US6755743B1 Communication game system and processing method thereof Human Necessities 147 Expired
US6752719B2 Controller and expansion unit for controller Human Necessities 144 Expired
US5161803A Television game apparatus Human Necessities 141 Expired
US6540614B1 Game device including a subset for displaying image information Human Necessities 129 Expired
US6012980A Coordinates detecting device, method for same and game device Human Necessities 125 Expired
US5749577A Perpheral input device with six-axis capability Physics 125 Expired
US6377277B1 Virtual image generation apparatus and method Human Necessities 125 Expired
US5739814A Information storage system and book device for providing information in response to the user specification Physics 123 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.