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Primary Source: Read Gibson's 'Music Simulation' Patent

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2008-03-21 14:11:10 by Chris Kohler in Wired: Game|Life
...patent that's causing all the fuss. In 1999, Gibson Guitar was awarded this patent for a musical-simulation setup that would combine a musical instrument with a specialized computer interface and a head-mounted virtual reality display to simulate performing music live in concert Gibson is currently involved in legal action against Guitar Hero...
 
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US Patent & Trademark Office grants Sony patent rights for touchscreen handheld

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2008-07-03 18:17:45 by Mabie A. in PSP Updates
...patent by the US Patent & Trademark Office for a handheld that incorporates touchscreen features Hmm.. PSP Phone, anyone ? Now, now. We don't want to get you all excited over something that is far from being confirmed yet. But for what it's worth, you're free to speculate on this patent's application. Admit it, after that heartbreaking...
 
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Patent Points To Mobile Phone Integration For Blizzard Games

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2008-02-01 11:27:56 by Earnest Cavalli in Game | Life
...patent filed by World of Warcraft developer Blizzard Entertainment seems to indicate the company's desire to integrate their gaming properties with the convenience of mobile phones The patent is for a system called "Battlechat" and refers to " virtual network telecommunications services, namely, providing an interface for the electronic...
 
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Activision files lawsuit after Gibson claims Guitar Hero patent

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2008-03-12 00:00:00 by Christopher Grant in Joystiq
...patent claim from its guitar partners at Gibson. Sure, we're not fancy lawyers with fancy pants, but it strikes us as particularly odd that Gibson managed to work up a deal with Activision - licensing its branding as well as the likenesses of some of its most iconic guitars - well before realizing that, hey! It's already patented this whole...
 
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Apple Wiimote-esque patent revealed

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2008-05-11 00:00:00 by Scott Jon Siegel in Joystiq
...patent filed in November 2006 has just been published, describing a 3D cursor system that's surprisingly similar to Nintendo's Wii remote . The patent is likely related to the company's Apple TV set-top device and, unsurprisingly, references applications to video games in its description The patent describes using absolute and relative...
 
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Sony granted patent for handheld with touchscreen and 'digital tactile pixels'

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2008-06-29 00:00:00 by Ross Miller in Joystiq
...patent on Friday for a "hand-held [sic] device with touchscreen and digital tactile pixels." It'd be a stretch to say any of this is explicitly indicative of a PSP 2.0 or PSP phone, but it is interesting to note that "game device" is listed as one of the potential applications, alongside a plethora of other sony handhelds: phone, portable...
 
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Nintendo, Sony sued for alleged patent infringement

2008-01-12 07:57:35 by admin in Video Games Blog
 
...patent held for a "hand held computer input apparatus and method." The Wiimote, Nunchuk, Sixaxis, and PS3 Blu-ray remote were all named in the lawsuit filed last month in the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Copper Innovations Group claims that these devices infringe on its 1996 patent for a method of sorting...
 
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Activision believes Gibson's patent has 'no merit'

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2008-03-20 00:00:00 by Alexander Sliwinski in Joystiq
...patent claim on Guitar Hero . Activision calls Gibson's squeeze-play a "transparent end run ... on patent assertions that Gibson knows have no merit." According to Activision, Gibson waited three years until this past January to make its patent allegations and only did so after Activision said it was no longer interested in renewing its...
 
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New Xbox 360 motion-sensing controller patent details, sketch emerge

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2008-04-17 21:50:24 by Nicolo S. in Xbox 360
...patent filing for a "wearable computer pointing device" was unearthed, and a supposedly real image of the platform holder's Wiimote -esque controller in the works has been revealed To kick things off, Microsoft's patent application allegedly filed back in 2006 was published on the United States Patent and Trademark Office a few days ago....
 
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