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A63F 13/42

by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle

Introduced: January 2014

Full Title

Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions > Processing input control signals of video game devices, e.g. signals generated by the player or derived from the environment > by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 2014.

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  • A63F 13/422 automatically for the purpose of assisting the player, e.g. automatic braking in a driving game since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A63F 13/424 involving acoustic input signals, e.g. by using the results of pitch or rhythm extraction or voice recognition since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A63F 13/426 involving on-screen location information, e.g. screen coordinates of an area at which the player is aiming with a light gun since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A63F 13/428 involving motion or position input signals, e.g. signals representing the rotation of an input controller or a player's arm motions sensed by accelerometers or gyroscopes since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class A63,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SANKYO 23,899
  2. SANYO PRODUCT COMPANY 23,718
  3. DAIICHI SHOKAI COMPANY 13,338
  4. KYORAKU SANGYO 10,447
  5. UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION 9,545
  6. SANEI R & D COMPANY 9,135
  7. SAMMY CORPORATION 7,126
  8. NEWGIN CORPORATION 5,651
  9. NETEASE 4,877
  10. HEIWA CORPORATION 3,938

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class A63,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NETEASE 4,324
  2. TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 3,255
  3. SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT JP 2,643
  4. TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY CN 2,353
  5. UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS US 2,005
  6. KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION US 1,883
  7. ACUSHNET COMPANY US 1,495
  8. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 1,272
  9. NINTENDO COMPANY JP 1,260
  10. SONY CORPORATION JP 1,169