'US009731205B2 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) CONTROL METHOD Continved) (58) Fleld of Classification Search (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 Shirota, Kyoto (JP); Masaru Mitsuyoshi, Kyoto JP), Yutaka ‘Takchisa, Kyoto (JP); Katsuya Eguchi 2.008.367 A 11/1961. Parsons ta Kyoto (OP) Suwa & “41970 Parsons (Coutinsed) US. PATENT DOCUMENTS. (73) Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto (JP) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (#) Notice: Subject wo any disclaimer, the term of this pateat is extended or adjusted under 38 USC. 1540) by 143 days ” wasats Vis (Continved) (21) Appl. Now 14/693,596 (OTHER PUBLICATIONS (22) Filed: Apr. 22, 2018 Inventor: Tetsuya Sasaki etal US. Appl. No. 1129.50, fled oO re epee ee May 8, 2006, "Commnicition Game System, Game Apri, Server, Storage Medium Storing A Program, and Game Control US 2015/0224405 Al Aug. 13, 2015 Math (Coutinved) 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 (Continued) (Continved)