Game unit with motion and orientation sensing controller

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2011-01-25

2011-01-25

Hotaling, II, John M. (Department: 3714)

Amusement devices: games

Including means for processing electronic data

Player-actuated control structure

C463S005000, C463S008000, C463S037000, C463S039000, C273S14800B, C341S020000, C345S156000, C345S158000

Reexamination Certificate

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07874918

ABSTRACT:
An electronic game apparatus for providing a game activity on a monitor device. The electronic game apparatus may include a contacting member and a signal-emitting member that are each adapted to be manipulated by a user. The signal-emitting member may include a kinetic sensor adapted to produce a kinetic control signal representative of at least an orientation of the signal-emitting member. The signal-emitting member may also include at least one contact sensor adapted to be actuated by the user pressing the contacting member against the signal-emitting member to produce a contact control signal. A processor may be responsive to the kinetic control signal and the contact control signal and adapted to determine the game activity corresponding thereto. An audio-video processor adapted to produce and transmit audio-video output signals representative of the game activity to the monitor device may be coupled to the processor.

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