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Game controller for infants

  • US 5,751,273 A
  • Filed: 04/30/1996
  • Issued: 05/12/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer input device that enables a baby to interact with software installed on a computer, comprising:

  • (a) a housing;

    (b) an electro-mechanical transducer, omnidirectionally responsive in a two dimensional plane to a mechanical shaking motion of said housing in said two dimensional plane, the transducer output comprising an electrical signal;

    (c) a pulse generator, activated by said electrical signal, the pulse generator output comprising a substantially identical computer control signal each time it is activated by said electrical signal; and

    (d) a transmitter, activated by said computer control signal, the transmitter output comprising an identically encoded version of said computer control signal each time it is activated by said computer control signal, whereby the baby may interact with the software installed on the computer by holding and shaking said housing.

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