Preventing an unintentional deploy of a bonus in a video game

Details Preventing an unintentional deploy of a bonus in a video game Preventing an unintentional deploy of a bonus in a video game

2009-05-29

2011-12-20

Fletcher, Marlon (Department: 2832)

Music

Instruments

Electrical musical tone generation

C084S611000, C084S616000, C084S649000, C084S651000, C084S654000, C084S47700R

Reexamination Certificate

active

08080722

ABSTRACT:
Described are methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer program products, for preventing an unintentional deploy of a bonus in a video game. In one aspect this is accomplished by displaying, on a display in communication with a game platform, a target music data of a musical composition. The game platform receives a music performance input data via the microphone, and also determines if the music performance input data has a predetermined degree of matching with a vocal cue. If so, the performance input data is prevented from executing an improvisation deploy.

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