Input device, game device, and method and recording medium for same
US6312335A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/8035
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An input device in which a player moves the whole of the input device and a game processing device for processing a simulated game are disclosed. The input device is modeled on an instrument required for a prescribed action in real-life. The input device includes detecting means for detecting physical quantities corresponding to the movement of the input device as a whole and converting the physical quantities to a detection signal which is output. The input device further includes vibration transmitting means, fixed to the casing of the input device so that vibration is transmitted to the input device, for inducing mechanical displacement corresponding to prescribed instruction signals. The game processing device includes game developing means for developing a game simulating the real-life action and for providing a display indicating that the instrument has received an impact at a time during the game corresponding to a time when the instrument would receive an impact during the real-life action. The game processing device further includes instruction means for outputting an instruction signal to the input device indicating that the impact has been received at a time during the g…
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