DE60038207D1 - Videospielsystem ausgestattet mit einer Kontrolleinheit mit Beschleunigungssensor zur Kontrolle eines Videospiels - Google Patents

Videospielsystem ausgestattet mit einer Kontrolleinheit mit Beschleunigungssensor zur Kontrolle eines Videospiels

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DE60038207D1
DE60038207D1 DE60038207T DE60038207T DE60038207D1 DE 60038207 D1 DE60038207 D1 DE 60038207D1 DE 60038207 T DE60038207 T DE 60038207T DE 60038207 T DE60038207 T DE 60038207T DE 60038207 D1 DE60038207 D1 DE 60038207D1
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control unit
video game
video display
accelerometer
game controller
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Patrick E Goschy
John M Lowes
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Midway Amusement Games LLC
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/40—Processing input control signals of video game devices, e.g. signals generated by the player or derived from the environment
    • A63F13/42—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
    • A63F13/426—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 involving on-screen location information, e.g. screen coordinates of an area at which the player is aiming with a light gun
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
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    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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