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appft1.uspto.gov - 1/9/2009
Accelerometer-Based Controller : United States Patent Application
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Acceleration data which is output from an acceleration sensor is obtained. A rotation motion of an input device around a predetermined direction as a rotation axis is determined by comparing a start point in a two-dimensional coordinate system which is represented by the first acceleration data ...
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US Patent & Trademark Office: United States Patent Application
— appft1.uspto.gov — User saved-data storage means S19 stores user saved-data which is generated as a result of a game play performed by a user. Digest saved-data storage means S48 stores a plurality of pieces of digest saved-data which are previously generated so as to ... (more) US Patent & Trademark Office: United States Patent ...

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appft1.uspto.gov - 1/14/2009
US Patent & Trademark Office - United States Patent Application
— appft1.uspto.gov — A portable device may include a camera to capture a picture or a video, object recognition logic to identify a target object within the picture or the video captured by the camera, and output a first string corresponding to the identified target ... (more) US Patent & Trademark Office - United States Patent ...

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Joystiq:  Patent reveals Wii Remote began life as GameCube add-on

Joystiq [Nintendo]:  Patent shows Wiimote was originally a GameCube peripheral

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Patent reveals Wii Remote began life as GameCube add-on
Joystiq — Filed under: Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii, Peripherals What's so interesting about the above image? Is it that the man (?) has no eyes? Is it that he's not using the strap on the Wii Remote? No: it's that this isn't a patent drawing for the Wii Remote at all -- it's for a GameCube controller. The original Japanese patent was submitted by Nintendo in 2006, around the time Shigeru Miyamoto admitted, ...

Patent shows Wiimote was originally a GameCube peripheral
Joystiq [Nintendo] — Filed under: News, Peripherals, Tech stuff, ControllerSome new images and details on Nintendo's patent for the Wiimote have surfaced on the net and they show that the original idea was planned for the GameCube. The Wiimote was to attach to the console via an adapter, much like the WaveBird's. But, as you all know, the GameCube ended up going the way of the dodo, and so the Wii was born. The image to the right shows Mario playing tennis, which is where Nintendo originally got the idea for Wii Sports, we assume, but there's more. Past the break, you can see more diagrams showing how the Wiimote would work with the GameCube, if you're into that kind of ...

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