METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-TOUCH GAME COMMANDS
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1. A method for inputting game commands comprising:
- detecting user contact simultaneously with at least two of a plurality of discrete of touch sensitive areas, wherein input of a game commands requires simultaneous contact by a user with at least two of the touch sensitive areas;
determining a game command based on the detected simultaneous user contact with at least two touch sensitive areas; and
confirming user selection of the game command based on additional user contact with a touch-sensitive area.
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Abstract
Game commands may be entered via an electronic game peripheral by a user simultaneously contacting at least two of a plurality of discrete touch sensitive areas on a first surface of the device. A game command is determined based on the touch sensitive areas which are detected as being simultaneously in contact with the user. A second surface of the device, such as that opposite the first surface, may include a display that displays an indication of the game command.
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1. A method for inputting game commands comprising:
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detecting user contact simultaneously with at least two of a plurality of discrete of touch sensitive areas, wherein input of a game commands requires simultaneous contact by a user with at least two of the touch sensitive areas; determining a game command based on the detected simultaneous user contact with at least two touch sensitive areas; and confirming user selection of the game command based on additional user contact with a touch-sensitive area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a housing having a first surface and a second surface, the first and second surfaces being opposed to each other; at least two touch-sensitive regions on the second surface; a screen on the first surface; a processor; a memory storing instructions executable by the processor; the instructions comprising; identifying the regions that have been simultaneously touched by a user, determining a game command associated with the combination of the regions simultaneously touched by the user, and displaying the game command on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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a first, second, third and fourth user-selectable region, each region being separately selectable from the others; a screen; a processor; a memory storing instructions executable by the processor; the instructions comprising; identifying the first, second and third regions that have been simultaneously selected by the user, determining a game command based on the combination of the identified regions, displaying the determined game command on the screen in a first area of the screen, determining whether the user has selected the fourth user-selectable region, and displaying the determined game command on the screen in a second area of the screen, different from the first area, based on the user selecting the fourth-selectable region. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system comprising:
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a housing having a first surface and a second surface, the first and second surfaces being opposed to each other; at least two touch-sensitive regions on the second surface; a screen on the first surface; a processor; a memory storing instructions executable by the processor; the instructions comprising; identifying the regions that have been simultaneously touched by a user, determining a game command associated with the combination of the regions simultaneously touched by the user, and displaying the game command on the screen.
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