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Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.

60Patents
53Active
60Granted
54Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 16, 1995 → Jul 6, 2022 · 31 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6353174B1 Method and apparatus for facilitating group musical interaction over a network Electricity 162 Expired
US10220303B1 Gesture-based music game Human Necessities 140 Active
US5627335A Real-time music creation system Physics 137 Expired
US6011212A Real-time music creation Physics 130 Expired
US6482087B1 Method and apparatus for facilitating group musical interaction over a network Physics 124 Expired
US5763804A Real-time music creation Physics 116 Expired
US7320643B1 Game controller simulating a musical instrument Human Necessities 102 Active
US6429863B1 Method and apparatus for displaying musical data in a three dimensional environment Physics 93 Expired
US7459624B2 Game controller simulating a musical instrument Physics 89 Active
US7758427B2 Facilitating group musical interaction over a network Human Necessities 81 Active
US7625284B2 Systems and methods for indicating input actions in a rhythm-action game Physics 76 Active
US9358456B1 Dance competition game Human Necessities 60 Active
US7923620B2 Practice mode for multiple musical parts Physics 55 Active
US7982114B2 Displaying an input at multiple octaves Physics 49 Active
US8003872B2 Facilitating interaction with a music-based video game Physics 47 Active
US8076564B2 Scoring a musical performance after a period of ambiguity Physics 47 Active
US7935880B2 Dynamically displaying a pitch range Physics 39 Active
US8079907B2 Method and apparatus for facilitating group musical interaction over a network Human Necessities 38 Active
US8702485B2 Dance game and tutorial Human Necessities 38 Active
US8026435B2 Selectively displaying song lyrics Physics 36 Active
US8079901B2 Game controller simulating a musical instrument Human Necessities 36 Active
US8439733B2 Systems and methods for reinstating a player within a rhythm-action game Physics 36 Active
US8444486B2 Systems and methods for indicating input actions in a rhythm-action game Physics 34 Active
US8080722B2 Preventing an unintentional deploy of a bonus in a video game Physics 31 Active
US8444464B2 Prompting a player of a dance game Human Necessities 26 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.