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SCEA patents “Mystery Science Theater 3000″-like interactive TV interface
Siliconera‘s happened upon a new-ish (it was filed back in April) Sony patent that commandeers the rights to an interactive television interface not unlike that of Mystery Science Theater 3000. So...
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Sony patents slew of motion controller add-ons
Sony’s gone ahead and patented a lunatic amount of add-ons for its upcoming motion controller. Kotaku’s got a decent précis. Basically, if you can imagine something that you can stick on the end of a...
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Sony files patent for universal game controller
Sony has filed a patent for a universal game controller with the US Patent and Trademark Office. The concept screens show a controller that can “emulate the controllers of popular game consoles, such...
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Microsoft patent for streamlined Xbox 360 DLC purchasing approved
Microsoft’s patent filing with the US Patent and Trademark office for a more efficient Xbox Live Marketplace downloadable purchase experience has been approved. Filed back in 2008, the system allows...
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Sony patents 3D multiplayer system without split-screen
Sony’s filed patents that would allow for two people to play games in 3D without using split-screen mode. Found by Broke My Controller, the patents were filed last year, and became available online...
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Kinect recognizes American Sign Language
According to a patent listing for Kinect, not only does the motion controller recognize the body, face, and voice, but American Sign Language as well. Those who communicate through the use of ASL will...
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Dutch police confiscate thousands of PlayStation 3 consoles
Dutch police have reportedly seized tens of thousands of PlayStation 3 consoles from warehouses as part of Sony and LG’s ongoing patent dispute. The Guardian reports authorities are entitles to...
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Patent reveals unannounced Wii motorcycle, jet ski games
Let’s play What Might Have Been, with this patent for a lost WiiMote and Balance Board combo motorcycle and jet ski games. Siliconera turned up a patent filing from Nintendo Software Technology, the...
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PSP Move dock discovered in Sony patent
An interesting patent has turned up suggesting Sony may be investigating some sort of PS Move support system for portable consoles. BYTE Unplugged uncovered the recently-published patent, which shows a...
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Nintendo files patent for “Massively Single-Playing Online Game”
A US patent application filed by Nintendo earlier this year suggests the firm is interested in creating a “Massively Single-Playing Online Game,” or at the least owning the rights to the term. Dug up...
View ArticleNintendo, third party Wii devs embroiled in patent lawsuit
Gamespot reports Impulse Technologies has filed suit against Nintendo, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, THQ, Konami, Namco Bandai, and Majesco over alleged patent infringement related to Wii exercise games....
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Valve patent shows Steam Box-like control pad
A patent dating back to 2009 shows Valve has been cooking up a controller like the one mentioned in connection with its rumoured Steam Box. As noted by The Verge in its original story, turned up a...
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Microsoft once patented a virtual image projector headset
All your 1990′s VR fantasies are embodied in Microsoft’s Gaming Helmet patent. PatentBolt uncovered Microsoft patents for gaming headgear which date back to September 2010. Microsoft’s diagrams show...
View ArticleNintendo secures handheld emulation patent
The US Patents and Trademarks Office has granted Nintendo a patent it applied for in 2003 regarding the emulation of hardware bearing a built-in screen and accompanying software. The patent...
View ArticleSony files patent for Move steering wheel peripheral
Last year, Sony patented a steering wheel peripheral for Move which was published on April 3. It’s rather odd looking, and has a built-in thumbstick and face buttons. PlaystationLifestyle notes that...
View ArticleSony files MMO patent which would offer incentives for real-world meet ups
Sony has filed a patent for a program which is a form of meet-up software which would put real-life names to MMO players and allow gamers to set up meet-and-greets with one another. Engadget dug the...
View ArticleNintendo patents show charging dock, gun-shell for Wii U controller
A schematic for what appears to be a charging dock for the Wii U’s controller has shown up online, courtesy of Nintendo Life. Found by the site over on NeoGAF, the drawing was uneartherd via a patent...
View ArticleMicrosoft patents biometrics-sensing control pad
A Microsoft patent filed in 2009 but granted this week shows a pretty neat controller idea. Sensors on the body of the control pad measure various uniquely identifying features, like the shape of the...
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New Sony patent details a method to interrupt games with ads
A new patent filed by Sony Computer Entertainment America details software designed to interrupt the gameplay sessions of users with advertisements. Spotted by an eagle-eyed user on NeoGAF, the patent...
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Apple patents gaming controller, iPhone as universal remote
A patent application from Apple shows diagrams of a console-style game controller the firm may or may not be planning on releasing in the future. Such is the life of a lowly patent sometimes. According...
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