Updated 3/25/87 TELEVISION RELATED PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS ;c;g f COUNTRY NO. DATE PAT. NO. ( L) D-2401 -- "Television Gaming and Training Apparatus Gr. Britain 13,242 3/13/69 1,268,821 France 69.07714 3/18/69 69.07714 Holland 69/ 04/,775 3/14/69 153.404 Israel 31.836 3/18/69 31/836 * Italy 14,194A/69 3/17/69 961.012 ~ - :;. 7, 1"1i-f&9-4-f-8/69 l-, } 4 3 I 3.,1 t Bong Kong 75 of '76 2/12/76 483 Sweden 7800417-3 1/13/78 7800417-3 (Division 1) Sweden 7800418-1 1/13/78 7 80 0418-1 (Division 2) Sweden 7800419-9 1/13/78 7800419-9 (Division 3) * switzerland 7,777/70 5/25/70 529.491 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-2560-1-
COUNTRY NO. DATE PAT. NO. ISSUE DATE ( L) D-2401A "Tel ev isi on Decoder" Canada 069,111 12/ 5/ 69 948,400 6/4/74 Belgium 7 9 '2 90 9/19/69 739,124 3/19/70 (same as D-2401} Israel 38,735 2/10/72 38.735 5/29/73 Hong Kong 483/1977 9/22/77 Holland 77.06407 6/10/77 171,953 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' 53 8 6/27/77 RE 32,282 ("""'''' 11/11/86,,.,,q tt Venezuela 2119-77 11/4/77 3 9. 07 0..::>"/. /) ('PI", q qo * Greece 57 881 12/22/78 67248 6/25/81 (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-
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/ 69 768992 Switzerland 4101 3/17/69 512.864 8/10/71 3/7/72 ~ I ~(I Ql,tfoJ. 11/ 8/ 74 w 'e- P"7 9/ 15/ 71 ( L) D-2580 -- "Television Gaming Apparatus and Method" Belgium 89, 5 46 5/27/70 751.008 Gr. Britain 25,0!117 5/22/7!11 1.318.051 France 7!11/ 19,368 5/27/7!11 7019368 Holland 70/ 07591 5/26/70 152,422 Germany P2017312.0-31 4/ 10/ 70 2.017.312 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 6931 5/20/70 364,186 Mexico 136,584 6/28/72 140468 * Argentina 243,733 8/24/72 208.872 Greece 45 8/19/72 46,5 82 Hong Kong 484/ 1977 11/27/70 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-
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 119828/74 10/16/74 852,060 11/12/76 # Singapore 380/175 10/17/75 380/1975 2/13/76 # w. Malaysia 26 0 of 1975 12/9/75 # Hong Kong 76 of 1976 2/ 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 4943 8/ 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-
COUNTRY NO. DATE PAT. NO. ISSUE DATE ( L) D-2837 -- "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 71L29.53 0 8/10/70 8/11/70 1,328,223 70.29,530 12/27/73 5/17/76.., Oe ~meny -F-2-~-0 9-5-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 ~ 8/12/7 0 811,493 9/ 12/ 75 Sweden 11,255/70 8/ 18/70 7 011255-2 11/13/75 Switzerland 012,306/70 8/13/70 534.989 3/15/73 Mexico 136,583 6/28/72 141, ~ 91 1/29/80 i Singapore 381/1975 10/17/75 381/1975 2/13/76 i w. Malaysia 261 of 1975 12/9/75 i Hong Kong 77 of 1976 2/12/76 (L) D-2837A "Television Gamin~ Apparatus and Method" Canada 141,190 5/3/72 927.864 ** sweden 15697-7 12/13/ 74 7415697-7 6/5/73 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 2837-5-
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 5/28/74 1010464 5/17/77 Australia 68922/ 74 5/14/74 478,656 4/15/77 Belgium 0/144829 5/28/74 815.628 9/16/74 England 23712/74 5/29/74 1,472,480 8/31/77 France 7 4/18,3 82 5/28/74 74/18382 12/18/78 Germany P2426249.5 5/29/74 2426249 6/13/80 Israel 44,575 4/4/74 44575 1/5/77 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 74/070442 5/28/74 7407044-2 5/ 18/ 77 Switzerland 7340/74 5/28/74 600,718 12/15/77 Hong Kong 578 of 1977 11/17/ 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-
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 P2714670.9 4/1/77 27146 70 1/8/79 Italy 49030-A/ 77 4/20/77 1,082,156 5/21/85 Korea 955/1977 4/20/77 13509 1/4/83 Phill ipines 196 01 3/39/77 13144 12/18/79 Taiwan 66 10548 3/25/77 11669 9/10/79 I Hong Kong 8/13/80 506 of 1989 9/11/89 # West Malaysia 8/29/89 219 of 1981 7/23/81 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-3 527 "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-
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 P2800756.7 1/9/78 2800756 2/28/78 10/27/81 10/21/81 3/14/80 (MG) D-3 521 "Control for an Interactive Video Game" Canada Gr. Britain Germany Japan 297,424 2/21/78 1,138,987 6693/78 2/20/78 1,601,723 P2 807 231.3 2/20/78 19581/78 2/22/78 1/4/83 1/ 6/82 ( MG ) D-3 5 21 A ( MG) D-3 525 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-
COUNTRY NO. DATE J CfAT. NO. I ISSUE DATE ( MG) D-3 455 "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 8000257 1/4/80 2,044,053 8/3/82 4/20/83 Hong Kong H684947 6/29/83 240 of 1984 3/15/84 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 8034877 10/30/80 2,062,425 12/21/83 Japan 153676/80 10/31/80 Germany P3040954.2 10/30/80 3,040,954 12/2/82 Hong Kong 551 of 1984 7/19/84 (MG) Joint project with Marvin Glass i Registration of UK Patent -9-
COUNTRY D-3593 D-3724 u. s. *" D-3731 u. s. D-3 861 D-3867 D-3890 D-3 86 8 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/ 87-10-
EXHIBIT A Page 1 ARGENTINA D 246iB 24-3,732 D-2580 243,733 98f 24/ 7J 08/ 24/72 201,8J4 208,872 94/24/ 1'5"" 03/ 15/ 77 AUSTRALIA - 8!401 8 248~ 1!", 7 7'7 " 2560 8 isqq D-3120A 68,922/ 74 8~'19/' 8 8l;'i7;'78 05/ 14/74 441,126 478,656 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/ 69 739,124 ~ ~2~srt~~e~-------~~~ ~~4~3-------~~o~3~/~,a~,~,6~9~--- -t 3o,oo2 D-2580 D-2837 89,546 92,892 05/ 27/ 70 08/ 17/ 70 751,008 754,932 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-3439 045,885 069,111 045,884 075,965 236,739 080,392 141 r-1.90 236,711 286,872 201,026 275,161 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/ 77 934,056 948,400 895,028 920,160 993,001 911,484 927,864 999,888 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 ~
EXHIBIT A Page 2 FRANCE D-2401 69.07714 o-25~-o J69.07715 D-2580 70/19,368 D-2837 70/29,530 D-3120A 74/18,382 03/18/69 03/lS/69 05/27/70 08/11/70 05/28/74 69.07714 69.07715 70.19368 70.29530 74.18382 03/14/74 05/17/7-l-------- 07/12/ 76 05/17/76 12/18/78 GREAT BRITAIN D-2401 -B ~4"'0 la D 2560 D-2580 D-2580A D-2837 D-3120A D-3439 13,242 43,636 "13 1 243/ 6g--. 25,007 6324/73 38,506 23712/74 16153/77 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 01/26/12 - --0 3/2 9/..f-2-- 09/19/73 10/03/73 12/27/73 08/31/77 07/02/80 GREECE D-2401D D-2580 D-2580re D-2401DR 44 45 4943 57881 08/19/72 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-2401 69/04775 03/14/69 153,404 09/17/77 ~D~2~S~G~Or--------~~9~~-----+0~3~/~2~7~/~6~9------~1~5~~~,~8~9n4r-------ft0~2~/~1~87~'7~8R-- D-2580 70/07591 05/2~/70 152,422 06/16/77 D-2401A 77/06407 06/10/77 /"7/_~ Cj.SJ ()S'/"'fj.f'3 B Jt!-OA 74/Qa~AQ 057'-tS/'7'~ ' ~
EXHIBIT A Page 3 HONG KONG Reg:. No. Reg:. Date D-2401 75/1976 02/ 12/76 75/1976 02/12/76 D-2580A. 76/1976 02/12/76 76/1976 02/12/76 D-2837 77/1976 02/12/76 77/1976 02/12/76 D-2401A 483/ 1977 09/22/ 77 483/1977 09/22/ 77 D-2580 484/ 1977 09/22/77 484/1977 09/ 22/ 77 D-3120A 578/ 1977 11/ 17/ 77 D-3439 506/ 1980 09/ 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-2401 31,8 36 03/18/ 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-2-6 93f:l7/69 31,826 03/30/72 D-2580 33,915 02/02/ 70 33,915 05 / 29/ 73 D-2580A 41,011 12/ 06/ 72 41,011 05/ 29/73 o :6a37 34,.263 647'68/ 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 2560 14,194A/ 69 03/ 17/ 69 961,012 12/ 10/73 Dw240iA 24,773Af 70 05/187''6 8~7' 2&9 11 /~Sf-91 D-2580 24,954A/ 70 05/ 22/ 70 893,433 10/ 01/ 71 D-2837 28,773A/ 70 08/19/ 70 901,545 01/ 03/72 D-3120A 23,194A/74 05/ 27/ 74 1,019,62 ~ 11/ 30/ 77 D-3439 49,030A/ 77 04/20/ 77 1 J otf'z.. 1 t.r or/zrj &r,...,.
EXHIBIT A Page 4 JAPAN 11-1:3; F~:3 f' 1./- ' " l ~ ~ D-~"46i: 27,!7!16~ 04108169 'c:.. ;/ D 2401A -46,829/79 0'/30/'76 '7e~,636 67/11/'14 D-2560 21,204/69 03/18/69 768,992 11/08/74 D-2580 44,908/70 05/27/70 778,416 08/12/ 74 D-2580A 119828/ 74 10/16/74 852,060 11/12/76 D-2837 71,143/70 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-3439 955/77 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::44 021 l:~ 7'8i).. D-2580 136,584 06/28/72 140,468 10/30/79 D-2837 136,583 06/ 28/72 141,091 01/29/80 PHILLIPINES Patent No. D-3439 19601 03/ 30/ 77 13144 12/ 18/79 SINGAPORE D-2580A 380/ 1975 10/ 17/75 380/ 1975 02/ 13/ 76 D-2837 381Ll975 10/ 17/ 75 381/ 1975 02/ 13/ 76 D-3439 3S4/i980 08/ 14/80 354/ 1980 09/ 03/80
o--f54 0 2-teiA D-2580 D-2837 D-3120A 4101 46~1'1~ 7,777/70 012,306/70 7340/ 74 D-3439 66/ l054b UNITED STATES Serial No... D 2432 713,862 D-2560 D-2580 713,954 828,154 D-2837 851,865 D-2401C 096,033 D-2401~~ 126,966 FID,f]f D-2580B D- 240 lbr 154Jl62 06 2 ; 69iF/tJf '/L.-~~~37Re D-3 20A 464,023 445,022 D-3248 D-2401B-Re 574,113 810,542 D-2401D-Re D-3439A 810,538 922 451 03;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/ 73 3--, 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
EXHIBIT A Page 6 VENEZUELA 8 24818 :o ~see le71 7~ g Q;'lQ ;~s2 :l591 74 D-2401DR 2119-77 11/ 04/77 30.146 30. I II 39,070 10/26/ /3 10/ 297 73 06 / 10} 16... WEST GERMANY -r>-2461 Pl917437 a 9 94 /9~69...J:l::::..24.4- l-b-a----p"p-ll:j-9~5-±-l -8 448-8 T'i QG-----:l!-:2t-,1-: 'lhoh/'-e:~j-y9f------rl "'T j 9-955-,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 P2017312.0 04/ 10/ 70 2,017,312 01/ 10/ 74 D-2837 P2030959.5 06/ 23/70 2,030,959 12/ 20/ 73 D-3120A P2426249.S 05/ 29/ 74 2,426,249 06/ 13/80 D-3439 P2714670.9 04/ 01/77 2,714,670 01/ 08/ 79 WEST MALAYSIA Patent No. I s sue Date D-2580A D-2837 D-3439 260/ 75 261/ 75 12/ 09/ 75 12/ 09/ 75 260/ 75 261/ 75 210/ 81 12/ 09/ 75 12/ 09/75 07/23/ 81 ="'...