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Musical player-motion sensing game system

US7070500B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 5, 2000
Grant dateJul 4, 2006
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H2220/145
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

In a game system 1, instruction marks corresponding to sounds constituting part of a music number are displayed on a monitor 3, and a game player plays a game by operating a signal generating device 5 by at least one of a hitting motion and a swinging motion at specified timings based on the displayed instruction marks. The game system 1 is provided with a display means for successively renewably displaying the instruction marks on a display screen of the monitor 3, a signal generator provided in the signal generating device 5 for generating a signal when the signal generating device is operated by the above motion, an evaluating means for evaluating a game result based on a generation timing of the signal, and a sound generating means for outputting at least the background sounds.

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