;c;g. * Italy 14,194A/69 3/17/ * switzerland 7,777/70 5/25/ '-" N "'"'""'' * Combined with D-2560.

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1 Updated 3/25/87 TELEVISION RELATED PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS ;c;g f COUNTRY NO. DATE PAT. NO. ( L) D "Television Gaming and Training Apparatus Gr. Britain 13,242 3/13/69 1,268,821 France /18/ Holland 69/ 04/,775 3/14/ Israel /18/69 31/836 * Italy 14,194A/69 3/17/ ~ - :;. 7, 1"1i-f&9-4-f-8/69 l-, } 4 3 I 3.,1 t Bong Kong 75 of '76 2/12/ Sweden /13/ (Division 1) Sweden /13/ (Division 2) Sweden /13/ (Division 3) * switzerland 7,777/70 5/25/ ISSUE DATE ar:d Method" 7/26/72 3/4/74 9/17/77 7/28/72 12/10/73 p r S J B 8? I T,... 4/26/63 -;,, +-1 f f? r I ~~~ l rt t ~ '-" N "'"'""'' 9/22/77 1/22/81 1/ 22/81 1/22/81 10/15/72 (L) D-2401 (Reissue) -- "Television Gaming Apparatus" Canada 2 86,87 2 9/16/77 1,148,250 6/14/83 (L) Licensed to Magnavox i Registration of UK patent * Combined with D

2 COUNTRY NO. DATE PAT. NO. ISSUE DATE ( L) D-2401A "Tel ev isi on Decoder" Canada 069,111 12/ 5/ ,400 6/4/74 Belgium 7 9 '2 90 9/19/69 739,124 3/19/70 (same as D-2401} Israel 38,735 2/10/ /29/73 Hong Kong 483/1977 9/22/77 Holland /10/77 171,953 5/4/83 (Div. 2401} ( L) D-2401B (Reissue -- wa Method of Employing a Television Receiver for Active Participation" u.s 810,542 f pr~s 6/27/77 RE 32,305 12/16/86 wjrl(9f (L} D-2401C (Same as 2401Al 096,033 12/8/70 3,737,566 6/5/73 ( L) 0-240l0 (Beissuel -- "TelevisiQn Gaming Appatatus" 810' /27/77 RE 32,282 ("""'''' 11/11/86,,.,,q tt Venezuela /4/ ::>"/. /) ('PI", q qo * Greece /22/ /25/81 (L) f Licensed to Magnavox Registration of UK patent #i Not a Reissue - new pat..according to reissue application * Not a reissue - pat. of addition according to reissue applic. -2-

3 COUNTRY NO. DATE PAT. NO. ISSUE DATE - (L) D 2432 "Linear Saw{oetb Geaerater' 713,862 3/ 18/ 68 3,49~,829 2/24/79 ( L) D-2560 "Recording CRT Light Gun and Method" u. s. 713,954 5/24/68 3,599,221 Canada 045,884 3/17/69 895,028 Japan 21,204/ 69 3/18/ Switzerland /17/ /10/71 3/7/72 ~ I ~(I Ql,tfoJ. 11/ 8/ 74 w 'e- P"7 9/ 15/ 71 ( L) D "Television Gaming Apparatus and Method" Belgium 89, /27/ Gr. Britain 25,0!117 5/22/7! France 7!11/ 19,368 5/27/7! Holland 70/ /26/70 152,422 Germany P / 10/ Israel 33,915 2/2/70 33,915 Italy 24,954A/ 70 5/22/70 893,433 Japan 44,908/70 5/27/7!11 778,416 Sweden /20/70 364,186 Mexico 136,584 6/28/ * Argentina 243,733 8/24/ Greece 45 8/19/72 46,5 82 Hong Kong 484/ /27/70 9/19/73 7/12/ 76 6/ 16/ 77 1/ 10/ 74 5/ 29/ 73 10/ 1/ 71 8/ 12/74 5/ 30/ 74 10/ 30/ 79 3/ 15/ 77 9/22/ 77 ( L) Licensed to Magnavox * Pat of Addition to 2401D i Registration of UK patent -3-

4 COUNTRY NO. DATE PAT. NO. ISSUE DATE ( L) D-2580A "Tel ev is ion Gaming Apparatus and Method" Israel 41,011 12/ 6/ 72 41,011 5/29/73 Gr. Britain 6324/ 73 5/22/70 1,319,410 10/3/73 Japan /74 10/16/74 852,060 11/12/76 # Singapore 380/175 10/17/75 380/1975 2/13/76 # w. Malaysia 26 0 of /9/75 # Hong Kong 76 of / 12/76 (L) D-2580B "Method of Employing a Television Receiver for Active Participation" 154,162 6/17/71 3,778,058 12/11/73 ( L) 0-256~ (Beissuel -- "~elevisiqn Gaming Appa r:atus and 464,256 4/25/74 BE 28,507 Greece / 1/74 51, 156 Canada 236,739 9/30/75 993,001 MetbQd" 8/5/75 (!'P''J~ 1/l. r /.f'l 1/17/75 7/13/76 (L) Licensed to Magnavox # Registration of UK patent -4-

5 COUNTRY NO. DATE PAT. NO. ISSUE DATE ( L) D "Tel ev isi on gaming Apparatus and Method: Bel gi urn 92,892 8/17/70 754,932 2/ 17/71 * Gr. Britain 38, 5 ~6 France 71L /10/70 8/11/70 1,328, ,530 12/27/73 5/17/76.., Oe ~meny -F-2-~ Q;:s- --6f-.lJ~ ~0,9 9-- li1/28f73 Italy 28,773A/70 8/19/7~ 9~1,545 1/3/ 72 Japan 71,143/7 ~ 8/12/ ,493 9/ 12/ 75 Sweden 11,255/70 8/ 18/ /13/75 Switzerland 012,306/70 8/13/ /15/73 Mexico 136,583 6/28/72 141, ~ 91 1/29/80 i Singapore 381/ /17/75 381/1975 2/13/76 i w. Malaysia 261 of /9/75 i Hong Kong 77 of /12/76 (L) D-2837A "Television Gamin~ Apparatus and Method" Canada 141,190 5/3/ ** sweden /13/ /5/73 9/20/79 (L) t Licensed to Magnavox Registration of UK patent * Patent of addition to 2580A ** Patent of addition to 258~, but divided from

6 COUNTRY NO. DATE PAT. NO. ISSUE DATE c (L} D-2837 (Reissue) -- "Television Gaming Apparatus and Method" 464,023 4/25/74 RE 28,598 10/ 28/75 Canada 236,711 9/ 30/75 999,888 11/16/76 (L} D-3120A "Preprogrammed Television Gaming System" 445,022 2/22/74 3,921,161 11/18/75 Canada 201,026 5/28/ /17/77 Australia 68922/ 74 5/14/74 478,656 4/15/77 Belgium 0/ /28/ /16/74 England 23712/74 5/29/74 1,472,480 8/31/77 France 7 4/18,3 82 5/28/74 74/ /18/78 Germany P /29/ /13/80 Israel 44,575 4/4/ /5/77 Italy 23,194A/74 5/27/74 1,019,625 11/30/77 Japan 61,424/ 74 5/29/74 1,253,217 2/26/85 Sweden 74/ /28/ / 18/ 77 Switzerland 7340/74 5/28/74 600,718 12/15/77 Hong Kong 578 of /17/ 77 D-3341 "Dual Image Television" 503,007 9/3/74 3,991,266 11/9/76 D-3196 * "Digital Video Modulation and Demodulation System" 561,131 3/24/75 3,993,861 11/23/76 (L} i Licensed to Magnavox Registration of UK patent * L.""' 1 flld /.ce,-de. 1r cb.s -6-

7 I) COUNTRY NO. DATE PAT. NO. ISSUE mfl.e ( L) D-3f1;a "Interactive Television Gaming System" 574,113 5/2/75 4,034,990 7/12/77 (L) D-3439 "Digital Pre~rogrammed Television Game System Canada 275,161 3/30/77 1,111,546 10/27/81 England 16153/77 4/19/77 1,566,337 7/2/80 Germany P /1/ /8/79 Italy A/ 77 4/20/77 1,082,156 5/21/85 Korea 955/1977 4/20/ /4/83 Phill ipines /39/ /18/79 Taiwan /25/ /10/79 I Hong Kong 8/13/ of /11/89 # West Malaysia 8/29/ of /23/81 I Singapore 8/14/80 354/1980 9/3/89 (L) D-3439A "Digital Preprogrammed Televisio n Game System 922,451 7/13/80 4,194,198 3/18/80 D "synchronization Signal Powered Television Transmitter" 761,735 1/24/77 4,107,737 8/15/7 8 (L) t Licensed to Magnavox Registration of UK patent -7-

8 I} COU NTR:t NO. DATE PAT. NO. ( l ISSUE DATE D-3516 "Universal Television Interface" 762,539 1/ 26/77 4,077,079 Canada 294,278 1/3/78 1,111,545 Gr. Britain 752/ 78 1/9/ 78 1,595,852 Germany P /9/ /28/78 10/27/81 10/21/81 3/14/80 (MG) D "Control for an Interactive Video Game" Canada Gr. Britain Germany Japan 297,424 2/21/78 1,138, /78 2/20/78 1,601,723 P /20/ /78 2/22/78 1/4/83 1/ 6/82 ( MG ) D A ( MG) D D-3454 "Interactive Game and Control Therefor" (CIP of D-3521) 146,832 5/5/80 4,357,014 11/2/82 "Video Game Symbol Generation and Control Apparatus" 770,740 2/22/77 4,355,814 10/26/82 "Universal Television Interface and Sync Generator Therefor" 817,642 7/21/77 4,117,511 9/26/78 (MG) Joint project with Marvin Glass -8-

9 COUNTRY NO. DATE J CfAT. NO. I ISSUE DATE ( MG) D "Manually Programmable Video Gaming System 838,419 9/ 30/77 ' 4,355,805 Gr. Britain 41467/ 78 10/20/ 78 2,033,703 Hl/26/ 82 3/2/83 D-3577 "Apparatus for Receiving Encoded Messages on the Screen of a Television Receiver and for Redisplay Thereof on the Same Receiver Screen in a Readable Format" 851,093 11/14/ 77 4,186,413 1/29/80 D-3652 "Instant Replay and Other Capabilities for Microprocessor Controlled Video Games" 001,806 1/8/79 4,342,454 Gr. Britain /4/80 2,044,053 8/3/82 4/20/83 Hong Kong H /29/ of /15/84 D-3693 "Television Captioning System; 069,483 8/24/79 4,310,854 1/12/82 D-3656 "Interactive Video Playback System" O<fCJ.{')O 11J1j,~ 4J:Js-f/,2Z3 U. S.999T830-11/1/79 4,359,~3 Ufcl6/i2 ''1'~(2'2_ Canada 362,040 10/9/80 1,149,933 7/12/83 Gr. Britain /30/80 2,062,425 12/21/83 Japan /80 10/31/80 Germany P /30/80 3,040,954 12/2/82 Hong Kong 551 of /19/84 (MG) Joint project with Marvin Glass i Registration of UK Patent -9-

10 COUNTRY D-3593 D-3724 u. s. *" D-3731 u. s. D D-3867 D-3890 D D-3983 NO. PAT. NO. ISSUE DATE "Video Formatted Digital Data Transmission Method and Apparatus" ' 127,165 3/ 4/80 4,350,999 9/21/82 "Television Precision Target 159,530 6/16/ 80 "Apparatus for Synchronization of a Computer Controlled video Source to Another video Source" 1 59,548 6/16/80 4, 3 46 '4 07 8/24/82 "Video Disc Program Branching System" 438,139 11/1/82 4,571,640 2/18/86 "Electro-Optical Sensor for Color Television Games and Training Systems" 449,069 12/ 13/82 4,496,158 1/29/85 "Microprocessor Interface Device" 526,307 8/25/83 4,540,176 9/10/85 "Selectable view Video Reco rd/ Playback System" 532,874 9/16/83 4,567,532 1/ 28/ 86 "Optical Decoder" 718,679 4/1/85 4,654,700 3/ 31/

11 EXHIBIT A Page 1 ARGENTINA D 246iB 24-3,732 D ,733 98f 24/ 7J 08/ 24/72 201,8J4 208,872 94/24/ 1'5"" 03/ 15/ 77 AUSTRALIA - 8! ~ 1!", 7 7'7 " isqq D-3120A 68,922/ 74 8~'19/' 8 8l;'i7;'78 05/ 14/74 441, ,656 83;'27;'14 Q 4/ 11;'7 1 rt 8 t;'l8;'7ii. e3/!s5 '4-04/ 15/ 77 BELGIUM D-2401 D-2401A --Withdrawn and refiled as D-2401A 79,290 09/ 19/ ,124 ~ ~2~srt~~e~ ~~~ ~~4~ ~~o~3~/~,a~,~,6~9~--- -t 3o,oo2 D-2580 D ,546 92,892 05/ 27/ 70 08/ 17/ , ,932 D-3120A 144,829 05/ 28/74 815,628 03/ 19/ 70 09/ 1B..,L6-9- ll/ 27/ 70 02/ 17/ 71 09/ 16/ 74 CANADA D-2401 D-2401A D-2560 D-2580 D-2580re D-2837 D-2837A D-28 37re D-2401re D-3120A D , , , , , , r , , , ,161 03/ 17/ 69 12/ 05/ 69 03/ 17/ 69 02/ 26/ 70 09/ 30/ 75 04/ 17/ 70 05/ 03/ 72 09/ 30/ 75 09/ 16/ 77 05/ 28/ 74 03/30/ , , , , , , , ,888 f.j'ff' 2...rtJ 1,010,464 1,111,546 09/ 18/ 73 06/ 04/ 74 03/ 07/ 72 01/ 30/ 73 07/ 13/76 10/ 03/ 72 06/ 05/ 73 11/ 16/ 76 cjj jt'l/ R..3 05/ 17/ 77 10/ 27/ 81 ~

12 EXHIBIT A Page 2 FRANCE D o-25~-o J D /19,368 D /29,530 D-3120A 74/18,382 03/18/69 03/lS/69 05/27/70 08/11/70 05/28/ /14/74 05/17/7-l /12/ 76 05/17/76 12/18/78 GREAT BRITAIN D B ~4"'0 la D 2560 D-2580 D-2580A D-2837 D-3120A D ,242 43,636 " / 6g--. 25, /73 38, / /77 03/13/69 0~/087'70 03/13/99 05/22/70 05/22/70 08/10/70 05/29/74 04/19/77 1,268,821 --r, z69,..e22 1,255,224 1,318,051 1,319,410 1,328,223 1,472,480 1,566,337 07/26/72 01/26/ /2 9/..f /19/73 10/03/73 12/27/73 08/31/77 07/02/80 GREECE D-2401D D-2580 D-2580re D-2401DR /19/72 08/19/72 08/01/74 12/22/78 45,937 46,582 51,156 67,248 10/31/72 08/19/ 72 01/17/75 06/25/81 HOLLAND Docket No. D / /14/69 153,404 09/17/77 ~D~2~S~G~Or ~~9~~ ~3~/~2~7~/~6~ ~1~5~~~,~8~9n4r ft0~2~/~1~87~'7~8R-- D / /2~/70 152,422 06/16/77 D-2401A 77/ /10/77 /"7/_~ Cj.SJ ()S'/"'fj.f'3 B Jt!-OA 74/Qa~AQ 057'-tS/'7'~ ' ~

13 EXHIBIT A Page 3 HONG KONG Reg:. No. Reg:. Date D / / 12/76 75/ /12/76 D-2580A. 76/ /12/76 76/ /12/76 D / /12/76 77/ /12/76 D-2401A 483/ /22/ / /22/ 77 D / /22/77 484/ / 22/ 77 D-3120A 578/ / 17/ 77 D / / 11/ 80 ryprn - Doc7 c as 1111 filing NO. P!!!l!~ "~~~ Pd~ettt lfo. Issue iiaiio B 4616 l!i J l ;'i? l 0'"7'!8/ I 2 136:499 QQ/3 8 /J? ISRAEL Filing: No. Filing: Date D , /18/ 69 31,836 07/28/72 Q 240~~ :38,1~3 0!''~0,' '11!,6,1;'~3 037 :!!J ':3..~;) 25 G-6 3-t;-e f:l7/69 31,826 03/30/72 D ,915 02/02/ 70 33, / 29/ 73 D-2580A 41,011 12/ 06/ 72 41,011 05/ 29/73 o :6a37 34, '68/ 78 34,263 85/ 29/73- - D-3120A 44,575 04/ 04/ 74 44,575 01/ 05/77 ITALY Filing: No. Filing: Date J>-l."!fl{ B ,194A/ 69 03/ 17/ ,012 12/ 10/73 Dw240iA 24,773Af 70 05/187''6 8~7' 2&9 11 /~Sf-91 D ,954A/ 70 05/ 22/ ,433 10/ 01/ 71 D ,773A/ 70 08/19/ ,545 01/ 03/72 D-3120A 23,194A/74 05/ 27/ 74 1,019,62 ~ 11/ 30/ 77 D ,030A/ 77 04/20/ 77 1 J otf'z.. 1 t.r or/zrj &r,...,.

14 EXHIBIT A Page 4 JAPAN 11-1:3; F~:3 f' 1./- ' " l ~ ~ D-~"46i: 27,!7!16~ 'c:.. ;/ D 2401A -46,829/79 0'/30/'76 '7e~,636 67/11/'14 D ,204/69 03/18/69 768,992 11/08/74 D ,908/70 05/27/70 778,416 08/12/ 74 D-2580A / 74 10/16/74 852,060 11/12/76 D ,143/70 08/12/70 811,493 D-3120A 61,424/74 05/ 29/ 74 /Jl5312 I? 09/12/~ bl./2(,/ B )439 47, 2-&97'7 7 Olfj22/H r KOREA D /77 04/ 20/77 13 so 't 1 /4 /S.E MEXICO "~4e±e -:1-3 6., 5-8-i: -e6fz-6a2 ::1:-4-:1::,:1:: l:~ 7'8i).. D ,584 06/28/72 140,468 10/30/79 D ,583 06/ 28/72 141,091 01/29/80 PHILLIPINES Patent No. D / 30/ / 18/79 SINGAPORE D-2580A 380/ / 17/75 380/ / 13/ 76 D Ll975 10/ 17/ / / 13/ 76 D S4/i980 08/ 14/80 354/ / 03/80

15 o--f teiA D-2580 D-2837 D-3120A ~1'1~ 7,777/70 012,306/ / 74 D / l054b UNITED STATES Serial No... D ,862 D-2560 D , ,154 D ,865 D-2401C 096,033 D-2401~~ 126,966 FID,f]f D-2580B D- 240 lbr 154Jl ; 69iF/tJf '/L.-~~~37Re D-3 20A 464, ,022 D-3248 D-2401B-Re 574, ,542 D-2401D-Re D-3439A 810, ;118/68 05/24/68 05/27/ 69 08/21/69 12/08/70 -G3/26/H ~/J.)}7) 06/ 17/71 -e-b-f±-g-1-7 G---J jj> h ) 04/25/74 02/22/7 4 05/25/75 06/27/ 77 06/27/77 07/13 3,49?,829 02/ 24/70 3,599,221 3,659,284 08/10/ 71 04/ 25/ 72 3,659,285 3,737,566 04/25/ 72 06/ 05/ , 7 28, 4 &e Ati"JJ!rL 0 4 / 17/73 '/" }r/, 3,778,058 12/ 11/ 73 3, 8 29 I 0 9 ~l2j]'s- 0 8/ 13/N!Jfi~/J--f; Re 28,598 3,921,161 10/28/ 75 11/ 18/ 75 4,034,990 07/12/ 77

16 EXHIBIT A Page 6 VENEZUELA :o ~see le71 7~ g Q;'lQ ;~s2 :l D-2401DR / 04/ I II 39,070 10/26/ /3 10/ / 10} WEST GERMANY -r>-2461 Pl a 9 94 /9~69...J:l:::: l-b-a----p"p-ll:j-9~5-±-l T'i QG-----:l!-:2t-,1-: 'lhoh/'-e:~j-y9f------rl "'T j ,l:h-l, 8~4"8 0 6 I 12 I 74- B 2560 P±-9137-r;2. 5 OJ.,/1 8) 69 l, 9-13-;-1"'-~})' 10 7' 73 - D-2580 P / 10/ 70 2,017,312 01/ 10/ 74 D-2837 P / 23/70 2,030,959 12/ 20/ 73 D-3120A P S 05/ 29/ 74 2,426,249 06/ 13/80 D-3439 P / 01/77 2,714,670 01/ 08/ 79 WEST MALAYSIA Patent No. I s sue Date D-2580A D-2837 D / / 75 12/ 09/ 75 12/ 09/ / / / 81 12/ 09/ 75 12/ 09/75 07/23/ 81 ="'...