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2) United States Patent (10) Patent No: US 9,731,205 B2
Sasaki et al (4s) Date of Patent: Aug. 15, 2017
(64). COMMUNICATION GAME SYSTEM, G (52) US. C1
APPARATUS, SERVER, STORAGE ME crc AIF 18/795 (2014.08), ASE 137285
STORING A PROGRAM, AND GAME, (2014.09), 4638 13/30 (2014.09)
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(71) Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto (JP) oe ‘NG3F 1912; ASE 13/30; ASP 13/31
AG3F 13/32; AGF 13/33; AGSE 13/332:
(72) Inventors: Tetsuya Sasakl, Kyoto (JP); Yosuke (Continved)
fatayama, Kyoto (JP); Daisuke
‘Nakamura, Kyoto (JP), Yoshitaka 60) References Cited
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‘Takchisa, Kyoto (JP); Katsuya Eguchi 2.008.367 A 11/1961. Parsons ta
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(73) Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto (JP)
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(21) Appl. Now 14/693,596
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(22) Filed: Apr. 22, 2018
Inventor: Tetsuya Sasaki etal US. Appl. No. 1129.50, fled
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Server, Storage Medium Storing A Program, and Game Control
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Related U.S. Application Data Primary Evaminer — Damon Pierce
(63) Continuation of application No. 13°898,378, filed oa (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Nixon & Vandethye PC
May 20, 2013, now Pat. No. 9,050,536, which is a
Cae on ABSTRACT
a A communication game system includes a plurality of game
30) Foreign Application Priority Data apparatuses which are able to wirelessly communicate with
: — teach other Bach of the game apparatus registers identitying
May 6, 2005 UP) 2005-135121 information of an opponeat obtained by a short-distance
Jul. 27, 2008 (Py 2005-217404 wireless communication or by user's manual input in a
friend list. Thereafter, the game apparatus connects to the
GI) Incr, Internet, and inquires whether itis possible to commnicate
AGIF 19/30 (201401) ‘with aa opponent in the fiend list over the network. IT iis
GBP 137795 (201401) possible to communicate, the game apparatus obtains an
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